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
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
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 1 November 1965