Game #2898
Aston Villa
1-1-3, 3 PTS
Saturday, 3 September 1966


Won
17th (+3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Manchester City
2-1-2, 5 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,552
🟩 3 Sep 1966, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0

Manchester City

Assist(s) | Tony Hateley | 27' | 78' | Willie Hamilton | 50' |
🟩 3 Sep 1966, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 September 1966
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 1-0, Lew Chatterley, Assist by Tony Hateley
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 2-0, Tony Hateley, Assist by Willie Hamilton
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 3-0, Mick Wright, Assist by Tony Hateley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Manchester City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 3 Sep 1966, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 3 September 1966
Villa manage three times as many goals in one game as they had scored in their previous four as they win for the first time in five games and for the first time this season. Villa climb to joint 17th in the table alongside Fulham and sit a point clear of the relegation places after five games under Dick Taylor.
Dick Taylor's Villa win for the first time this season to make it a win, a draw and three defeats so far this season. As a result, Taylor had now won four of his last ten games.
🟩 3 Sep 1966, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Manchester City


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1955-56
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City


Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Total 🕒 93 | 🟩 40 | 🟨 20 | 🟥 33 | ⚽ 164 | 🥅 147 |
League 🕒 87 | 🟩 38 | 🟨 19 | 🟥 30 | ⚽ 155 | 🥅 134 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 12 |
Home 🕒 48 | 🟩 31 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 7 | ⚽ 105 | 🥅 50 |
Away 🕒 44 | 🟩 9 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 25 | ⚽ 58 | 🥅 75 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 6 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟩 3 Sep 1966, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1966-67 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #106 |
Saturday, 3 September 1966
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🟩 3 Sep 1966, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: John Osbourne | 🏴 | Ipswich, 1961-1970
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
🕒 106 | 🟩 | 41 🟨 16 🟥 49 | 1.31
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 3 Sep 1966, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Osbourne | 🏴 | Ipswich, 1961-1970
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 3 Sep 1966, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dick Taylor names an unchanged line up for the first time this season.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.09 |
Oldest Player |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 | 28.56 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 19.95 |
🟩 3 Sep 1966, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967

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
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |

Manchester City
GK Harry Dowd | 🏴 |
LB Glyn Pardoe | 🏴 |
RB Tony Book | 🏴 |
WH Bobby Kennedy | 🏴 |
CH George Heslop | 🏴 |
M Colin Bell | 🏴 |
M Alan Oakes | 🏴 |
W Mike Summerbee | 🏴 |
IF Neil Young | 🏴 |
IF Johnny Crossan | 🇬🇧 |
CF Jimmy Murray | 🏴 |
🟩 3 Sep 1966, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 3 Sep 1966, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

W Dave Roberts | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

IF Matt Gray | 🏴 |
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

🟩 3 Sep 1966, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
W Dave Roberts | 🏴 | | 1 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 3 Sep 1966, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
🟩 3 Sep 1966, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 3 Sep 1966, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 3 Sep 1966, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 3 Sep 1966, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 3 Sep 1966, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park

