Game #2862
Aston Villa
7-2-6, 16 PTS

Saturday, 30 October 1965
8th (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967

Substitutes:
🔁 | M Dave Pountney | 🏴 | for W Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 83’ |
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
None
Dick Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.00 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 32.88 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 19.11 |
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.
Dick Taylor's Villa record successive wins to make it seven wins, two draws and six defeats in fifteen League fixtures this season.

Won
2-0
🟩 30 Oct 1965, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Tony Scott | 25' | Tony Hateley | 90' |
Assist(s) | Johnny MacLeod | 25' | 90' |
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
Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #70 |
Saturday, 30 October 1965

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: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Referee: A. R. Weller | 🏴 | Bromley, 1965-1967
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
🕒 70 | 🟩 | 31 🟨 10 🟥 29 | 1.47
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
4-3-6, 11 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 23,222
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 | 🏴 |
Alan Brown | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
W Brian Woodall | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1934–35
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded


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