Game #2917
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 27 December 1966
Won
17th= (+1)
WLWLW
Division One
Attendance: 26,612
Sunderland
Villa Park
Villa win game two in the relegation match off against Sunderland to sit level on points with Manchester City in 17th who have played two games less than Dick Taylor’s side and five points clear of the relegation places.
Aston Villa
2-1
Sunderland
Assist(s) | Tony Scott | 73' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 27 December 1966
43’ Goal, 1-0, Lew Chatterley, pen
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sunderland
65’ Goal, 1-1, (Sunderland), Neil Martin
73’ Goal, 2-1, Keith Bradley, Assist by Tony Scott
FT Aston Villa 2-1 Sunderland
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa win for the second time in three to make it eight wins, three draws and twelve defeats in twenty three League games so far this season.
Aston Villa
Sunderland
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sunderland
Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1966-67 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #125 |
Tuesday, 27 December 1966
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Dick Taylor |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | WLWLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
CARDS
Villa
Sunderland
TEAM NEWS
Dick Taylor names the same line up for a third successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.78 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 33.64 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 20.27 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Dick Taylor
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers |
RB Mick Wright |
D Keith Bradley |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Bobby Park |
M Dave Pountney |
W Johnny MacLeod |
W Tony Scott |
F Peter Broadbent |
Sunderland
Montgomery, Irwin, Ashurst, Kinnell, Elliott, Herd, Harvey, Baxter, O’Hare, Mulhall, Martin (g).
Manager: Ian McColl.
SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
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
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Wednesday, 28 December 1966