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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:
Last Match:
Cards:

CARDS

Villa

Newcastle United

Jim Cattlin

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

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PROGRAMME

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MATCHDAY QUOTES

*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 22 August 1966