Game #2917
Aston Villa
8-3-12, 19 PTS
Tuesday, 27 December 1966
Won
17th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 26,612
Sunderland
Villa Park
7-3-12, 17 PTS
Aston Villa
2-1
Sunderland
Assist(s) | Tony Scott | 73' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa win game two in the relegation match off against Sunderland to sit five points clear of the relegation places.
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
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Sunderland
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1936-37
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 | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 125 | 🟩 | 48 🟨 18 🟥 59 | 1.30
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
Unknown
CARDS
Villa
None
Sunderland
None
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
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB 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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ian McColl | 🏴 |
Sunderland
GK Jimmy Montgomery | 🏴 |
RB Cecil Irwin | 🏴 |
RB Martin Harvey | 🇬🇧 |
LB Len Ashurst | 🏴 |
M George Kinnell | 🏴 |
M Dave Elliott | 🏴 |
M Jim Baxter | 🏴 |
W George Mulhall | 🏴 |
F John O’Hare | 🏴 |
F George Herd | 🏴 |
CF Neil Martin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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