Game #2862
Aston Villa
7-2-6, 16 PTS
Saturday, 30 October 1965
Won
8th (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 23,222
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
4-3-6, 11 PTS
Villa climb to eighth - their highest position of the season - level on points with Chelsea, Stoke, Everton, Manchester United and Sunderland. Tony Scott scores his first for the club and Johnny MacLeod creates another two goals but Villa make hard work of beating lowly Wednesday.
Aston Villa
2-0
Sheffield Wednesday
Assist(s) | Johnny MacLeod | 25' | 90' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 October 1965
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Scott, Assist by Johnny MacLeod
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
🔁 | 83’ Sub off, Phil Woosnam. Sub on, Dave Pountney
⚽ | 90’ Goal, 2-0, Tony Hateley, Assist by Johnny MacLeod
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's Villa record successive wins to make it seven wins, two draws and six defeats in fifteen League fixtures this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1934–35
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield Wednesday
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #70 |
Saturday, 30 October 1965
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: A. R. Weller | 🏴 | Bromley, 1965-1967
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 70 | 🟩 | 31 🟨 10 🟥 29 | 1.47
Career Form:
Top 8
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: A. R. Weller | 🏴 | Bromley, 1965-1967
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
A. R. Weller
CARDS
Villa
None
Sheffield Wednesday
None
TEAM NEWS
Dick Taylor names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.00 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 32.88 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 19.11 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
Alan Brown | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Tony Scott | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Sheffield Wednesday
GK Ron Springett | 🏴 |
RB Frank Noble | 🏴 |
RB Wilf Smith | 🏴 |
RB Brian Hill | 🏴 |
CB Vic Mobley | 🏴 |
LH Gerry Young | 🏴 |
M John Quinn | 🏴 |
M Jim McCalliog | 🏴 |
F Dave Ford | 🏴 |
W Howard Wilkinson | 🏴 |
CF John Hickton | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Dave Pountney | 🏴 | for W Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 83’ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Brian Woodall | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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