Game #2886
Aston Villa
12-5-18, 29 PTS
Saturday, 2 April 1966
Aston Villa
1-2
Northampton Town
Division One
Northampton Town
8-11-17, 27 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 10,438
Lost
16th (-2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
Assist(s) | Tony Hateley | 13' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 April 1966
⚽ | 13' Goal, 1-0, Willie Hamilton, Assist by Tony Hateley
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Northampton Town
🔁 | 46' Sub off, Johnny MacLeod, Sub on, Alan Baker
🥅 | 48' Goal, 1-1, (Northampton Town), John Mackin
🥅 | 62' Goal, 1-2, (Northampton Town), Graham Moore
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Northampton Town
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa lose for the eighth time in twelve games to make it twelve wins, four draws and nineteen defeats in thirty five League matches. Meanwhile, goalkeeper John Gavan made his final Villa appearance aged 26 before on moving to Doncaster Rovers in July 1967. Gavan played for Villa between 1962-63 and 1965-66 making 12 appearances.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Northampton Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #94 |
Saturday, 2 April 1966
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: George McCabe | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1954-1969
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 94 | 🟩 | 37 🟨 14 🟥 43 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George McCabe | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1954-1969
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
John Gavan, Johnny MacLeod and Phil Woosnam replace Colin Withers, Dave Pountney and Alan Baker.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.45 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 33.30 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 19.53 |
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK John Gavan | 🏴 | 🔴 |
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 | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
David Bowen | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_13b99982390649038a2c8e74f1d7a61c~mv2.gif)
Northampton Town
GK Bryan Harvey | 🏴 |
LB Mike Everitt | 🏴 |
CB Terry Branston | 🏴 |
RB John Mackin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Joe Kiernan | 🏴 |
M Harry Walden | 🏴 |
M Graham Moore | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M John Kurila | 🏴 |
M Barry Lines | 🏴 |
F Don Martin | 🏴 |
CF George Hudson | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | F Alan Baker | 🏴 | for W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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CF Jim Hall | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 1 |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_13b99982390649038a2c8e74f1d7a61c~mv2.gif)
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
🔴 GK John Gavan | 🏴 | 1963-66 | 🕒 12 | 12 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 | #496 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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