Game #2900
Aston Villa
2-1-4, 5 PTS
Saturday, 10 September 1966
Won
17th (+3)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 15,238
Blackpool
Bloomfield Road
0-1-6, 1 PTS
Blackpool
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Tony Scott | 40' | Johnny MacLeod | 62' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa record a desperately needed second win of the season as Dick Taylor’s side triumph at Bloomfield Road to collect their first away points of the season and sit joint 17th in the table, level with Sunderland, West Ham and Sheffield United, two points clear of the relegation places.
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 September 1966
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 1-0, Johnny MacLeod, Assist by Tony Scott
🕒 | HT Blackpool 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 62’ Goal, 2-0, Lew Chatterley, Assist by Johnny MacLeod
🕒 | FT Blackpool 0-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa win away for the first time this season to make it two wins, one draw and four defeats.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Blackpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952-53
FIXTURE HISTORY
Blackpool
Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1966-67 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #108 |
Saturday, 10 September 1966
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: John Thacker | 🏴 | Lincoln, 1962-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 108 | 🟩 | 42 🟨 16 🟥 50 | 1.31
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Thacker | 🏴 | Lincoln, 1962-1973
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
John Thacker
CARDS
Villa
None
Blackpool
None
TEAM NEWS
Johnny MacLeod replaces Mick Wright.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.82 |
Oldest Player |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 | 28.58 |
Youngest Player |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 | 20.62 |
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
W Tony Scott | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Suart | 🏴 |
Blackpool
GK Alan Taylor | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
CB John McPhee | 🏴 |
CB Emlyn Hughes | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
M Glyn James | 🏴 |
M Hugh Fisher | 🏴 |
W Ian Moir | 🏴 |
W Les Lea | 🏴 |
CF Ray Charnley | 🏴 |
CF Bobby Waddell | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M John Craven | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
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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