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Game #2862

Saturday, 30 October 1965

Attendance: 23,222

Won

Division One

8th= (+1)

Sheffield Wednesday

LWDWW

Villa Park

Villa climb to joint eighth - their highest position of the season - and 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

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

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 |
Referee | A.R. Weller, Bromley |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | LWDWW |

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: A.R. Weller

CARDS

Villa

Sheffield Wednesday

A.R. Weller, Bromley

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

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

Springett, Noble, Mobley, Smith, Hill, Quinn, McCalliog, Young, Hickson, Ford, Wilkinson.

Manager: Alan Brown.

SUBSTITUTES

M Dave Pountney for W Phil Woosnam | 83’ |

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded

Player Abbreviations:

GK : Goalkeeper

LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back

CB, D : Centre Back, Defender

M, W : Midfielder. Winger

F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward

🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

Symbols:

⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance

DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

MATCH STATS

Not recorded

TABLE

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PROGRAMME

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MATCHDAY QUOTES

*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 1 November 1965