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Game #2909

Aston Villa

5-2-8, 12 PTS

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Saturday, 5 November 1966

17th (-)

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

GK Colin Withers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Mick Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Keith Bradley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Alan Deakin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Mike Tindall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
W Johnny MacLeod | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โšฝ | โšฝ |
W Dave Roberts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ | โšฝ |
F Willie Hamilton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
F Peter Broadbent | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |

Dick Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1964-1967
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Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | W Tony Scott | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for F Peter Broadbent | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Unused Substitutes

None

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

๐ŸŸจ Dave Roberts (1)

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Trophy Record

League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1960-61

Matchday Squad

Goalkeepers
GK Colin Withers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Defenders
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Full Backs
RB Mick Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Keith Bradley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Midfielders
M Alan Deakin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Mike Tindall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Wingers
W Johnny MacLeod | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Dave Roberts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tony Scott | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Forwards
F Willie Hamilton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Peter Broadbent | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Unavailable

Injury | 2 |
F John Woodward | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Lew Chatterley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Team News

Peter Broadbent replaces Lew Chatterley.

Team Stats

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.04 |

Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 33.50 |

Youngest Player |
W Dave Roberts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.89 |

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Won

3-2

๐ŸŸฉ 5 Nov 1966, Villa 3-2 Albion, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Johnny MacLeod | 18' | 31' | Dave Roberts | 26' |

Assist(s) | Willie Hamilton | 18' | 26' | Mike Tindall | 31' |

Match Timeline

๐ŸŸจ | 16' Booking, Dave Roberts
โšฝ | 18โ€™ Goal, 1-0, Johnny MacLeod, Assist by Willie Hamilton
โšฝ | 26โ€™ Goal, 2-0, Dave Roberts, Assist by Willie Hamilton
โšฝ | 31โ€™ Goal, 3-0, Johnny MacLeod, Assist by Mike Tindall
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 3-0 West Bromwich Albion
๐Ÿ” | Sub off, Peter Broadbent, Sub on, Tony Scott
๐Ÿฅ… | 89โ€™ Goal, 3-1, (West Bromwich Albion), John Kaye
๐Ÿฅ… | 90โ€™ Goal, 3-2, (West Bromwich Albion), Graham Lovett
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 3-2 West Bromwich Albion

Season | 1966-67 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #117 |
Saturday, 5 November 1966

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Dick Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Keith Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Blackpool, 1961-1975
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 3-0
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 3-2
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

Officials

Referee: Keith Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Blackpool, 1961-1975
Linesmen: R. Dunford; H. Vickers

Previous 5 vs. Albion: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 113 | ๐ŸŸฉ W52 (46% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D20 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(64% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L41 (36% ) | โšฝ 185 | ๐Ÿฅ… 173 | GD 12

Match Stats

Not recorded

Dick Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1964-1967

๐Ÿ•’ 117 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 45 ๐ŸŸจ 17 ๐ŸŸฅ 55 | 1.30

Villa Career Form:

Mid Table

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Division One

West Bromwich Albion

5-1-9, 11 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 23,984

GK Ray Potter | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Campbell Crawford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Ray Fairfax | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Graham Williams | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
FB Doug Fraser | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Stan Jones | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Bobby Hope | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Graham Lovett | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
W Clive Clark | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jeff Astle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF John Kaye | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |

Jimmy Hagan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

W Ken Foggo | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Opposition Trophy Record

League Champions: ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1965-66

Opposition Matchday Squad

Goalkeepers
GK Ray Potter | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Full Backs
RB Campbell Crawford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Ray Fairfax | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Graham Williams | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
FB Doug Fraser | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Midfiedlers
M Stan Jones | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Bobby Hope | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Graham Lovett | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Wingers
W Clive Clark | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Ken Foggo | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Forwards
F Jeff Astle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF John Kaye | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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Starting XI
GK Colin Withers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

90

โœ…

90

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

36

๐ŸŸจ

15

๐ŸŸฅ

39

โ›”

21

๐Ÿฅ…

155

LB Charlie Aitken | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

247

โœ…

247

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

12

๐ŸŸฉ

93

๐ŸŸจ

46

๐ŸŸฅ

108

CB John Sleeuwenhoek | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

219

โœ…

219

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

83

๐ŸŸจ

39

๐ŸŸฅ

97

RB Mick Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

112

โœ…

111

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

2

๐ŸŸฉ

38

๐ŸŸจ

21

๐ŸŸฅ

53

RB Keith Bradley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

26

โœ…

25

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

11

๐ŸŸจ

5

๐ŸŸฅ

10

M Alan Deakin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

220

โœ…

220

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

9

13

๐ŸŸฉ

80

๐ŸŸจ

51

๐ŸŸฅ

89

M Mike Tindall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

116

โœ…

116

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

7

6

๐ŸŸฉ

39

๐ŸŸจ

23

๐ŸŸฅ

54

W Johnny MacLeod | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

90

โœ…

89

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

12

27

๐ŸŸฉ

39

๐ŸŸจ

10

๐ŸŸฅ

41

W Dave Roberts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

9

โœ…

9

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

1

๐ŸŸฉ

5

๐ŸŸจ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

3

F Willie Hamilton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

52

โœ…

52

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

9

18

๐ŸŸฉ

21

๐ŸŸจ

6

๐ŸŸฅ

25

CF Peter Broadbent | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

2

โœ…

2

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

1

๐ŸŸจ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Substitutes
None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

W Tony Scott | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

42

๐Ÿ”

2

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

8

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

13

๐ŸŸจ

6

๐ŸŸฅ

23

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Match Media
On This Day
  • Having been embarrassed in the League Cup by Albion earlier in the season, Villaโ€™s utterly perplexing form under Dick Taylor surprises again as his charges race into a three goal lead and look like exacting like for like revenge on their neighbours. But two goals in the last minute keep the game alive until the last.

  • Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa record a third win in five after losing their previous four to make it five wins, two draws and eight defeats in fifteen League games so far this season.

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