Game #2885
Aston Villa
12-5-17, 29 PTS
Saturday, 26 March 1966
Lost
14th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 23,398
Liverpool
Villa Park
23-6-6, 52 PTS
Aston Villa
0-3
Liverpool
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa are beaten by champions elect Liverpool - no shame in that - to remain 14th in the table.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 March 1966
🥅 | 42' Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Roger Hunt
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Liverpool
🥅 | 49' Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool), Ian Callaghan
🥅 | 62' Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool), Roger Hunt
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-3 Liverpool
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa make it seventeen goals against in four games and twelve wins, four draws and eighteen defeats in thirty four League matches.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Liverpool
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1964-65
FIXTURE HISTORY
Liverpool
Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #93 |
Saturday, 26 March 1966
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Harry New | 🏴 | Portsmouth, 1960-1975
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 93 | 🟩 | 37 🟨 14 🟥 42 | 1.34
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harry New | 🏴 | Portsmouth, 1960-1975
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Liverpool
None
TEAM NEWS
Tony Scott replaces Jimmy MacEwan.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.28 |
Oldest Player |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 | 28.12 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 19.51 |
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 |
W Tony Scott | 🏴 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bill Shankly | 🏴 |
Liverpool
GK Tommy Lawrence | 🏴 |
LB Gerry Byrne | 🏴 |
CB Ron Yeats | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Smith | 🏴 |
RB Chris Lawler | 🏴 |
M Willie Stevenson | 🏴 |
M Ian Callaghan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Peter Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Alf Arrowsmith | 🏴 |
CF Ian St. John | 🏴 |
CF Roger Hunt | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Phil Chisnall | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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