Game #2881
Aston Villa
12-4-14, 28 PTS
Saturday, 26 February 1966
Won
12th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 11,075
Blackpool
Bloomfield Road
7-7-14, 21 PTS
Villa make it two wins in two as the sea air does them some good. Back in 12th place.
Blackpool
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 February 1966
🕒 | HT Blackpool 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 75' Goal, 1-0, Willie Hamilton
🕒 | FT Blackpool 0-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa make it successive wins having not won in the previous six to make it twelve wins, three draws and fifteen defeats in thirty League matches.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Blackpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952-53
FIXTURE HISTORY
Blackpool
Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #89 |
Saturday, 26 February 1966
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Keith Styles | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1967-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 89 | 🟩 | 37 🟨 13 🟥 39 | 1.39
Career Form:
Mid Table
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Styles | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1967-1979
Previous 5:
Last Match: None
Cards: None
Keith Styles
CARDS
Villa
None
Blackpool
None
TEAM NEWS
Dick Taylor names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.33 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 33.20 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 19.44 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
Ron Suart | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
W Tony Scott | 🏴 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
Blackpool
GK Tony Waiters | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
CB Graham Rowe | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
M Glyn James | 🏴 |
M Tony Green | 🏴 |
M Hugh Fisher | 🏴 |
M Alan Ball | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Les Lea | 🏴 |
W Ian Moir | 🏴 |
CF Bobby Waddell | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Alan Ball | 🏴 | (M Neil Turner | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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 Reported
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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