Game #2918
Aston Villa
8-3-13, 19 PTS
Saturday, 31 December 1966
Aston Villa
0-1
Arsenal
Division One
Arsenal
8-7-9, 23 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,440
Lost
19th (-2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 December 1966
💥 | 15' Referee Cooke disallows a legitimate Villa goal for offside
🥅 | 44’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Frank McLintock
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Johnny MacLeod, Sub on, Dave Roberts
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa lose for the second time in three to make it eight wins, three draws and thirteen defeats in twenty four League games so far this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952–53
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
Season | 1966-67 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #126 |
Saturday, 31 December 1966
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Colin Cooke | 🏴 | Blackburn, -1966 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 126 | 🟩 | 48 🟨 18 🟥 60 | 1.29
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Colin Cooke | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1966 🆘
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
🆘 Really poor offside decision with an opposition player on the goalline costs Villa
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 30 Apr 1966, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Dick Taylor names the same line up for a fourth successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.79 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 33.65 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 20.28 |
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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
Bertie Mee | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
Arsenal
GK Jim Furnell | 🏴 |
CB Peter Simpson | 🏴 |
CB Ian Ure | 🏴 |
RB Peter Storey | 🏴 |
LB Bob McNab | 🏴 |
WH Frank McLintock | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Jon Sammels | 🏴 |
M Colin Addison | 🏴 |
M George Graham (ex) | 🏴 |
W Gordon Neilson | 🏴 |
W George Armstrong | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 | W Dave Roberts | 🏴 | for W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
M Tom Walley | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Injury | 2 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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