Game #2872
Aston Villa
9-3-10, 21 PTS
Saturday, 1 January 1966
Won
14th (-2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 19,423
Newcastle United
Villa Park
5-5-12, 15 PTS
Villa make it successive wins after allowing a two goal lead to slip, despite the points Villa drop to 14th having played two, and in some cases, three, fewer games then the rest of the League.
Aston Villa
4-2
Newcastle United
Assist(s) | Tony Scott | 5' | Willie Hamilton | 25' | Charlie Aitken | 89' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 January 1966
⚽ | 5' Goal, 1-0, Phil Woosnam, Assist by Tony Scott
⚽ | 25' Goal, 2-0, Johnny MacLeod, Assist by Willie Hamilton
🥅 | 27' Goal, 2-1, (Newcastle United), Albert Bennett
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Newcastle United
🥅 | 64' Goal, 2-2, (Newcastle United), Albert Bennett
⚽ | 85' Goal, 3-2, Willie Hamilton
💥 | 87' Player left field of play injured, John Sleeuwenhoek
⚽ | 89' Goal, 4-2, Phil Woosnam, Assist by Charlie Aitken
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Newcastle United
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's Villa - after an extended break - open 1966 with a second successive victory and have now scored ten goals in three games to make it nine wins, two draws and eleven defeats in twenty two League matches.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Newcastle United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
FIXTURE HISTORY
Newcastle United
Previous 5 vs. Newcastle: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #80 |
Saturday, 1 January 1966
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: K. J. Sneddon | 🏴 | Southport, -1966
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 80 | 🟩 | 34 🟨 12 🟥 34 | 1.43
Career Form:
Top 8
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: K. J. Sneddon | 🏴 | Southport, -1966
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
K. J. Sneddon
CARDS
Villa
None
Newcastle United
None
TEAM NEWS
Dick Taylor names the same line up for the third consecutive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.90 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 33.05 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 19.28 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
Joe Harvey | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | ❌ |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 |
M Graham Parker | 🏴 |
W Tony Scott | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
Newcastle United
GK Gordon Marshall | 🏴 |
CB Bobby Moncur | 🏴 |
CB John McGrath | 🏴 |
RB David Craig | 🇬🇧 |
RH Ollie Burton | 🏴 |
CH Billy Thompson | 🏴 |
LH Jim Iley | 🏴 |
F Pop Robson | 🏴 |
F Kit Napier | 🏴 |
F Dave Hilley | 🏴 |
F Albert Bennett | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Willie Penman | 🏴 |
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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