Game #2914
Aston Villa
6-3-11, 15 PTS
Saturday, 10 December 1966
Lost
19th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 20,240
Stoke
Victoria Ground
11-3-6, 25 PTS
Villa concede five or more for the fifth time this season as they are destroyed by Stoke as former Villain Harry Burrows hits a hat-trick to leave Villa two points off the relegation places.
Stoke City
6-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Dave Roberts | 20' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 December 1966
🥅 | 12’ Goal, 0-1, (Stoke City), George Eastham
⚽ | 20’ Goal, 1-1, Johnny MacLeod, Assist by Dave Roberts
🥅 | 23’ Goal, 1-2, (Stoke City), Harry Burrows
🥅 | 28’ Goal, 1-3, (Stoke City), Harry Burrows
🕒 | HT Stoke City 3-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 47’ Goal, 1-4, (Stoke City), Peter Dobing
🥅 | 56’ Goal, 1-5, (Stoke City), Harry Burrows
🥅 | 85’ Goal, 1-6, (Stoke City), Roy Vernon
🕒 | FT Stoke City 6-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa lose for the second time in three and concede six goals for the third time as former Villa man Harry Burrows does it again - scoring a hat-trick to help Stoke destroy his old club - to make it six wins, three draws and eleven defeats in twenty League games so far this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Stoke
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Stoke
Previous 5 vs. Stoke: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1966-67 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #122 |
Saturday, 10 December 1966
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Arthur Jones | 🏴 | Ormskirk, 1963-1977
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-6
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 122 | 🟩 | 46 🟨 18 🟥 58 | 1.28
Career Form:
Mid Table
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Jones | 🏴 | Ormskirk, 1963-1977
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Arthur Jones
CARDS
Villa
None
Stoke
None
TEAM NEWS
Bobby Park replaces Tony Scott whilst full back Wilson Briggs, 24, is named in the squad for the first time since April 1963.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.52 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 33.59 |
Youngest Player |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴 | 19.98 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
Tony Waddington | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
Stoke
GK John Farmer | 🏴 |
RB Eric Skeels | 🏴 |
M Alan Philpott | 🏴 |
M Calvin Palmer | 🏴 |
M Alan Bloor | 🏴 |
M Maurice Setters | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F George Eastham | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter Dobing | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dennis Viollet | 🏴 |
CF Roy Vernon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Tony Allen | 🏴 |
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
Injury | 3 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 |
W Tony Scott | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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