Game #2921
Aston Villa

Saturday, 28 January 1967
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
W Tony Scott | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴 |
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 3 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
Cup Tied | 1 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
Johnny MacLeod and Dave Roberts replace John Sleeuwenhoek and Willie Anderson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.35 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 33.73 |
Youngest Player |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴 | 20.12 |
Villa beat Preston in the third round of the FA Cup at Deepdale thanks to a strike from Dave Roberts.
Dick Taylor's Villa win successive games for the first time since November as they beat second division Preston in the FA Cup third round.

Won
1-0
🟩 28 Jan 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
Scorer(s) | Dave Roberts | 56' |
Assist(s) | Tony Scott | 56' |
Match Timeline:
🕒 | HT Preston North End 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 56’ Goal, 1-0, Dave Roberts, Assist by Tony Scott
🕒 | FT Preston North End 0-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1966-67 |
Matchday | #28 |
Manager Game | #129 |
Saturday, 28 January 1967
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Arthur Dimond | 🏴 | Essex, 1967-1970
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Referee: Arthur Dimond | 🏴 | Essex, 1967-1970
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
🕒 129 | 🟩 | 50 🟨 18 🟥 61 | 1.30
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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FA Cup
Preston North End
Deepdale
Attendance: 26,385
GK Alan Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
RB George Ross | 🏴 |
CH Tony Singleton | 🏴 |
M Howard Kendall | 🏴 |
M Nobby Lawton | 🏴 |
M Alan Spavin | 🏴 |
M George Lyall | 🏴 |
W Frank Lee | 🏴 |
W Ernie Hannigan | 🏴 |
IF Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
CF Alex Dawson | 🏴 |
Jimmy Milne | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
W Dave Wilson | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1937–38
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded

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