Game #2891
Aston Villa
14-6-20, 34 PTS
Saturday, 30 April 1966
Won
19th (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 19,039
Arsenal
Villa Park
11-13-16, 35 PTS
Villa beat Arsenal with consummate ease to secure their first division safety as Northampton complete their season of 42 games with defeat at Blackpool and 33 points. Villa sit on 34 with two left to play.
Aston Villa
3-0
Arsenal
Assist(s) | Willie Hamilton | 37' | Alan Baker | 52' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 April 1966
⚽ | 9' Goal, 1-0, Tony Hateley
💥 | 29' Player left field of play injured, Mick Wright
🔁 | 32' Sub off, Mick Wright, Sub on, Keith Bradley
⚽ | 37' Goal, 2-0, Tony Hateley, Assist by Willie Hamilton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Arsenal
⚽ | 52' Goal, 3-0, Phil Woosnam, Assist by Alan Baker
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Arsenal
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa clinch a crucial victory as they fight relegation to make it fourteen wins, five draws and twenty one defeats in forty League matches.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952–53
FIXTURE HISTORY
Arsenal
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #99 |
Saturday, 30 April 1966
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Colin Cooke | 🏴 | Blackburn, -1966
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 99 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 15 🟥 45 | 1.33
Career Form:
Mid Table
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Colin Cooke | 🏴 | Blackburn, -1966
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Colin Cooke
CARDS
Villa
None
Arsenal
None
TEAM NEWS
Mick Wright and Alan Baker replace Keith Bradley and Jimmy MacEwan.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.34 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 33.38 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 19.61 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
Billy Wright | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 🚑 | 🔁 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Arsenal
GK Jim Furnell | 🏴 |
CB Peter Simpson | 🏴 |
RB Peter Storey | 🏴 |
CH Terry Neill | 🇬🇧 |
M David Court | 🏴 |
M Jon Sammels | 🏴 |
M Tom Walley | 🏴 |
M Alan Skirton | 🏴 |
W George Armstrong | 🏴 |
F John Radford | 🏴 |
F George Eastham | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 | for RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 32' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F David Jenkins | 🏴 |
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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