Game #2894
Saturday, 20 August 1966
Attendance: 17,673
Drew
Division One
10th=
Newcastle United
LWLWD
Villa Park
Villa open 1966-67 with a home draw in a lacklustre display that suggests another season of attrition awaits.
Aston Villa
1-1
Newcastle United
Assist(s) | Not recorded |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
38’ Goal, 1-0, Lew Chatterley
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle United
47’ Goal, 1-1, (Newcastle United), McGarry
80’ Sub off, Willie Hamilton, Sub on, Bobby Park
FT Aston Villa 1-1 Newcastle United
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's Villa open the season with a draw thanks to Lew Chatterley's strike. The result marks the first time Villa haven't lost the opening game of the season under Taylor.
Aston Villa
Newcastle United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
FIXTURE HISTORY
Newcastle United
Previous 5 vs. Newcastle: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1966-67 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #102 |
Saturday, 20 August 1966
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Dick Taylor |
Referee | James Cattlin, Rochdale |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | LWLWD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jim Cattlin | 🏴 | Rochdale, 1960-1967
Previous 5:
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Cards:
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.84 |
Oldest Player |
F Willie Hamilton | 28.53 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 19.92 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Dick Taylor
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers |
RB Mick Wright |
LB Charlie Aitken |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Alan Deakin |
M Dave Pountney |
W Johnny MacLeod |
W Tony Scott |
F Willie Hamilton |
CF Tony Hateley |
Newcastle United
Marshall, Thompson, Guthrie, Craig, Burton, Suddick, Kettleborough, Iley, Robson, McGarry (g), Hilley.
Manager: Joe Harvey.
SUBSTITUTES
M Bobby Park for F Willie Hamilton | 80' |
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 22 August 1966