Game #2891
Saturday, 30 April 1966
Attendance: 19,039
Won
Division One
15th (+2)
Arsenal
DLWLW
Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Arsenal
Assist(s) | Not recorded |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
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
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 |
Referee | Colin Cooke, Lancashire |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-0 |
Last 5 Games | DLWLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Colin Cooke
CARDS
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
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
Furnell, Simpson, Walley, Storey, Court, Sammels, Armstrong, Neill, Skirton, Radford, Eastham. Manager: Billy Wright.
SUBSTITUTES
D Keith Bradley for RB Mick Wright | 29' |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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