Game #2883
Aston Villa
12-4-16, 28 PTS
Saturday, 12 March 1966


Lost
14th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Fulham
7-5-19, 19 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 13,793
🟥 12 Mar 1966, Villa 2-5 Fulham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-5

Fulham

Assist(s) | Tony Scott | 18' |
🟥 12 Mar 1966, Villa 2-5 Fulham, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 March 1966
🥅 | 2' Goal, 0-1, (Fulham), Graham Leggat
⚽ | 18' Goal, 1-1, Tony Hateley, Assist by Tony Scott
🔁 | 18' Sub off, Tony Scott, Sub on, Dave Pountney
🥅 | 35' Goal, 1-2, (Fulham), Steve Earle
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-2 Fulham
🥅 | 52' Goal, 1-3, (Fulham), Steve Earle
⚽ | 72' Goal, 2-3, Alan Deakin
🥅 | 81' Goal, 2-4, (Fulham), Graham Leggat
🥅 | 83' Goal, 2-5, (Fulham), Les Barrett
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-5 Fulham
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 12 Mar 1966, Villa 2-5 Fulham, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 12 March 1966
Villa fall to 14th as they are beaten by bottom side Fulham in an embarrassing performance at Villa Park.
Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa lose for the sixth time in nine and have now conceded nine goals in two games to make it twelve wins, three draws and seventeen defeats in thirty two League matches.
🟥 12 Mar 1966, Villa 2-5 Fulham, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Fulham


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Fulham


Previous 5 vs. Fulham: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Total 🕒 25 | 🟩 10 | 🟨 6 | 🟥 9 | ⚽ 46 | 🥅 38 |
League 🕒 22 | 🟩 8 | 🟨 5 | 🟥 9 | ⚽ 38 | 🥅 36 |
FA Cup 🕒 1 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 5 | 🥅 0 |
League Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 1 |
Home 🕒 13 | 🟩 9 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 30 | 🥅 15 |
Away 🕒 12 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 5 | 🟥 6 | ⚽ 16 | 🥅 23 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟥 12 Mar 1966, Villa 2-5 Fulham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #91 |
Saturday, 12 March 1966
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🟥 12 Mar 1966, Villa 2-5 Fulham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Peter Bye | 🏴 | Bedford | 1966-1967
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-5
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
🕒 91 | 🟩 | 37 🟨 13 🟥 41 | 1.36
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 12 Mar 1966, Villa 2-5 Fulham, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Bye | 🏴 | Bedford | 1966-1967
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 12 Mar 1966, Villa 2-5 Fulham, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Bobby Park and Lew Chatterley replace Willie Hamilton and Phil Woosnam.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.50 |
Oldest Player |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 27.32 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 19.47 |
🟥 12 Mar 1966, Villa 2-5 Fulham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967

Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
W Tony Scott | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Vic Buckingham | 🏴 |

Fulham
GK Jack McClelland | 🇬🇧 |
CB Brian Nicholls | 🏴 |
CB John Dempsey | 🇮🇪 |
RB George Cohen | 🏴 |
M Stan Brown | 🏴 |
W Les Barrett | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Bobby Robson | 🏴 |
W Graham Leggat | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
IF Johnny Haynes | 🏴 |
F Mark Pearson | 🏴 |
F Steve Earle | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟥 12 Mar 1966, Villa 2-5 Fulham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Dave Pountney | 🏴 | for W Tony Scott | 🏴 | 18' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟥 12 Mar 1966, Villa 2-5 Fulham, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

LB Fred Callaghan | 🏴 |
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

🟥 12 Mar 1966, Villa 2-5 Fulham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 | | 94 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 12 Mar 1966, Villa 2-5 Fulham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟥 12 Mar 1966, Villa 2-5 Fulham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 12 Mar 1966, Villa 2-5 Fulham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 12 Mar 1966, Villa 2-5 Fulham, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 12 Mar 1966, Villa 2-5 Fulham, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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