Game #2913
Saturday, 3 December 1966
Attendance: 40,016
Won
Division One
17th= (+1)
Manchester United
WLDLW
Villa Park
Villa record a surprise victory over League leaders Manchester United to climb out of the relegation places to joint 17th alongside Sunderland and Fulham two points clear of the drop after 19 games. The game though is notable for more appalling behaviour from Nobby Stiles.
Aston Villa
2-1
Manchester United
Assist(s) | Tony Scott | 81' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
21’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Scott
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester United
75’ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester United), Herd
80’ Goal, 2-1, Lew Chatterley, Assist by Tony Scott
FT Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester United
Cards.
Booking, Lew Chatterley
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa win for the first time in four to make it six wins, three draws and ten defeats in nineteen League games so far this season.
Aston Villa
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1964-65
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester United
Previous 5 vs. Manchester United: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1966-67 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #121 |
Saturday, 3 December 1966
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1954-1971
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | WLDLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1954-1971
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Dick Taylor names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.98 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 33.58 |
Youngest Player |
W Dave Roberts | 19.97 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Dick Taylor
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers |
D Keith Bradley |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Alan Deakin |
M Mike Tindall |
W Johnny MacLeod |
W Dave Roberts |
W Tony Scott |
F Peter Broadbent |
Manchester United
Stepney, Noble, Dunne, Charlton, Sadler, Crerand, Stiles, Herd (g), Aston, Law, Best.
Manager: Matt Busby.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Mick Wright |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
John Woodward
Willie Hamilton
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
I saw Stiles and Tony Scott having an argument near the touchline and the linesman waving his flag to attract the referee's attention.
“I went over to try and break up the argument but only got near enough to put my hand on Stiles shoulder.
“The next thing I knew he had hit me.
“The referee took my name. and he told me not to do it again or he would send me off.
“I couldn't understand what he meant."
Lew Chatterley.
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"Something happened between two players which demanded their names being taken.
“l did not see it myself. The action I took was on the word of the linesman.”
Referee Leo Callaghan.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 5 December 1966