"Do you want to bet against us?"
Ron Saunders, 14th April 1981
Game #2876
Aston Villa
10-3-12, 23 PTS
Saturday, 29 January 1966
Lost
14th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 15,318
Sheffield United
Villa Park
11-8-8, 30 PTS
Villa are never in the game against a workmanlike Sheffield United side as the guile and intelligence of Phil Woosnam is sorely missed. Villa remain 14th.
Aston Villa
0-2
Sheffield United
Assist(s) | None
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Saturday, 29 January 1966
🥅 | 25' Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield United), Gil Reece
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Sheffield United
🥅 | 69' Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield United), Gil Reece
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Sheffield United
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's Villa lose for the third time in four to make it ten wins, two draws and thirteen defeats in twenty five League matches.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1924–25
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield United
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #84 |
Saturday, 29 January 1965
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Arthur Jones | 🏴 | Ormskirk, 1963-1977
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Jones | 🏴 | Ormskirk, 1963-1977
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Alan Baker and Barry Stobart replace Phil Woosnam and Johnny MacLeod.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.97 |
Oldest Player |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 | 27.97 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 19.36 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
John Harris | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 |
M Graham Parker | 🏴 |
W Tony Scott | 🏴 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
GK Alan Hodgkinson | 🏴 |
RB Len Badger | 🏴 |
D Reg Matthewson | 🏴 |
D Ken Mallender | 🏴 |
M Joe Shaw | 🏴 |
M Tony Wagstaff | 🏴 |
M Tom Fenoughty | 🏴 |
M Barry Wagstaff | 🏴 |
M Alan Birchenall | 🏴 |
W Gil Reece | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Alan Woodward | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB David Munks | 🏴 |
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
Injury | 1 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
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
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