Game #2877
Aston Villa
10-3-13, 23 PTS
Saturday, 5 February 1966
Lost
15th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 21,073
Leicester City
Filbert Street
12-5-10, 29 PTS
Leicester City
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Willie Hamilton | 81' |
MATCH SUMMARY
A better performance but Villa are out of luck as they lose a third game in succession and fall to 15th in the table as their FA Cup conquerers win again.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 February 1966
🥅 | 35' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Graham Cross
🕒 | HT Leicester City 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 81' Goal, 1-1, Tony Hateley, Assist by Willie Hamilton
🔁 | 81' Sub off, Alan Deakin, Sub on, Dave Pountney
🥅 | 86' Goal, 1-2, (Leicester City), Bobby Roberts
🕒 | FT Leicester City 2-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's Villa lose for the fourth time in five and for the third successive game to make it ten wins, two draws and fourteen defeats in twenty six League matches.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leicester City
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #85 |
Saturday, 5 February 1966
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Leslie Hamer | 🏴 | Bolton, -1968
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 85 | 🟩 | 35 🟨 12 🟥 38 | 1.38
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Leslie Hamer | 🏴 | Bolton, -1968
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Leicester City
None
TEAM NEWS
Alan Deakin, Mike Tindall, Johnny MacLeod and Phil Woosnam replace Dave Pountney, Barry Stobart, Graham Parker and Tony Scott.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.98 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 33.15 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 19.38 |
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Matt Gillies | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK Gordon Banks | 🏴 |
D John Sjoberg | 🏴 |
CB Graham Cross | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Richie Norman | 🏴 |
M Peter Rodrigues | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Goodfellow | 🏴 |
M Bobby Roberts | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dave Gibson | 🏴 |
W Jackie Sinclair | 🏴 |
W Mike Stringfellow | 🏴 |
CF Derek Dougan (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Dave Pountney | 🏴 | for M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 81' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
D Max Dougan | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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