Game #2897
Aston Villa
0-1-3, 1 PTS
Wednesday, 31 August 1966
Sheffield Wednesday
2-0
Aston Villa
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
3-1-0, 7 PTS
Hillsborough
Attendance: 25,184
Lost
20th (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 31 August 1966
🥅 | 9’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Graham Pugh
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 60’ Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield Wednesday), John Fantham
🟨 | Booking, Mike Tindall, Dissent.
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's Villa fail to score and lose for the third successive game to make it a draw and three defeats so far this season. Despite winning three of the final five matches of 1965-66, Taylor had now presided over ten defeats in sixteen.
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 DETAILS
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Season | 1966-67 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #105 |
Wednesday, 31 August 1966
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Harold Richards | 🏴 | Oldham, -1968
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 105 | 🟩 | 40 🟨 16 🟥 49 | 1.30
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harold Richards | 🏴 | Oldham, 1965-1968
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 12 Apr 1965, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Keith Bradley and Lew Chatterley replace Graham Parker and Dave Rudge.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.08 |
Oldest Player |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 | 28.56 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 19.95 |
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Tony Scott | 🏴 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Alan Brown | 🏴 |
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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 | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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Not Recorded
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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None
UNAVAILABLE
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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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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