Game #2895
Aston Villa
0-1-1, 1 PTS
Monday, 22 August 1966
Lost
15th (-5)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 15,013
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
2-0-0, 4 PTS
Aston Villa
0-1
Sheffield Wednesday
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa suffer a chastening defeat in only their second game of the season as twenty minutes after the game a section of fans are still calling for heads to roll with “Buckley must go” resonating around an August evening in Aston as former player, now Director, Chris Buckley, is the subject of the fans ire.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 22 August 1966
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
🥅 | 75’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Dave Ford
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's Villa make it a draw and a defeat in two home games so far this season. Despite winning three of the final five matches of 1965-66, Taylor had now presided over eight defeats in fourteen.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1934–35
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield Wednesday
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1966-67 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #103 |
Monday, 22 August 1966
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 103 | 🟩 | 40 🟨 16 🟥 47 | 1.32
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Sheffield Wednesday
None
TEAM NEWS
Bobby Park and Mike Tindall replace Johnny MacLeod and Willie Hamilton.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.86 |
Oldest Player |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 | 26.88 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 19.92 |
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Tony Scott | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Alan Brown | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
GK Ron Springett | 🏴 |
LB Don Megson | 🏴 |
CB Sam Ellis | 🏴 |
RB Wilf Smith | 🇩🇪 |
LH Gerry Young | 🏴 |
M Graham Pugh | 🏴 |
M John Quinn | 🏴 |
M Peter Eustace | 🏴 |
M Jim McCalliog | 🏴 |
IF John Fantham | 🏴 |
F Dave Ford | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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