1965–66 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1965–66 season
Chairman	Norman Smith
Manager	Dick Taylor
Stadium	Villa Park
First Division	16th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fifth round

The 1965–66 English football season was Aston Villa's 67th season in the Football League, this season playing in the Football League First Division. Villa finished 16th, below Arsenal and Newcastle United and just above Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest.

There were debuts for Willie Hamilton (49) and Tony Scott (50).^[1]

Football League First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
14	Arsenal	42	12	13	17	62	75	0.827	37
15	Newcastle United	42	14	9	19	50	63	0.794	37
16	Aston Villa	42	15	6	21	69	80	0.863	36
17	Sheffield Wednesday	42	14	8	20	56	66	0.848	36
18	Nottingham Forest	42	14	8	20	56	72	0.778	36

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Diary of the season

4 Sep 1965: Villa, bottom of the table with a single point, pick up their first win, 0–2 away to Blackburn.^[2]

19 Mar 1966: Tony Hateley scores four second-half goals as Villa came from 5–1 down to draw 5–5 with Tottenham Hotspur.^[3]^[4]

9 May 1966: Villa are trounced 1–6 away to Manchester United.^[5]

Results

Win	Draw	Loss

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Note	Scorers
21 Aug 1965	Sheffield United	a	0–1 ^[6]	—	—
23 Aug 1965	Leeds United	h	0–2	—	—
28 Aug 1965	Leicester City	h	2–2	—	Hateley (59’), Aitken (75’)
1 Sep 1965	Leeds United	a	0–2	—	—
4 Sep 1965	Blackburn Rovers	a	2–0	—	Hateley (11’, 17’)
6 Sep 1965	Sunderland	h	3–1	—	Hamilton, Park, Hateley
11 Sep 1965	Blackpool	h	3–0	—	Hamilton, Woosnam, Park
15 Sep 1965	Sunderland	a	0–2	—	—
18 Sep 1965	Fulham	a	6–3	—	Hateley (2’,65’), Woosnam, Tindall, MacLeod, Hamilton
25 Sep 1965	Tottenham Hotspur	h	3–2	—	Park, Woosnam, Hamilton
2 Oct 1965	Liverpool	a	1–3	—	Woosnam (87’)
9 Oct 1965	Newcastle United	a	0–1	—	—
16 Oct 1965	West Bromwich Albion	h	1–1	—	Pountney (67’)
23 Oct 1965	Nottingham Forest	a	2–1	—	Woosnam, Hateley
30 Oct 1965	Sheffield Wednesday	h	2–0	—	Scott, Hateley
6 Nov 1965	Northampton Town	a	1–2	—	Park (59’)
13 Nov 1965	Stoke City	h	0–1	—	—
20 Nov 1965	Burnley	a	1–3	—	Hateley (37’)
27 Nov 1965	Chelsea	h	2–4	—	Scott, Pountney
4 Dec 1965	Arsenal	a	3–3	—	Hateley, Parker, Hamilton
11 Dec 1965	Everton	h	3–2	—	Woosnam, Hateley (2)
1 Jan 1966	Newcastle United	h	4–2	—	Woosnam (2), MacLeod, Hamilton
8 Jan 1966	Everton	a	0–2	—	—
15 Jan 1966	Nottingham Forest	h	3–0	—	Hamilton, Woosnam (2)
29 Jan 1966	Sheffield United	h	0–2	—	—
5 Feb 1966	Leicester City	a	1–2	—	Hateley (81’)
7 Feb 1966	West Ham United	h	1–2	—	Hateley (pen)
11 Feb 1966	West Bromwich Albion	a	2–2	—	Hateley (11’,90’)
19 Feb 1966	Blackburn Rovers	h	3–1	—	Deakin, Hateley, MacLeod
26 Feb 1966	Blackpool	a	1–0	—	Hamilton (75’)
5 Mar 1966	West Ham United	a	2–4	—	MacLeod, Hateley
12 Mar 1966	Fulham	h	2–5	—	Hateley, Deakin
19 Mar 1966	Tottenham Hotspur	a	5–5	—	Hateley (5), Deakin
26 Mar 1966	Liverpool	h	0–3	—	—
2 Apr 1966	Northampton Town	h	1–2	—	Hamilton (13’)
6 Apr 1966	Manchester United	h	1–1	—	MacEwan (64’)
9 Apr 1966	Stoke City	a	0–2	—	—
16 Apr 1966	Burnley	h	2–1	—	Hateley, Woosnam
27 Apr 1966	Sheffield Wednesday	a	0–2	—	—
30 Apr 1966	Arsenal	h	3–0	—	—
9 May 1966	Manchester United	a	1–6	—	—
16 May 1966	Chelsea	a	2–0	—	Hateley (pen), Woosnam ^[6]

FA Cup

League Cup

First team squad

Colin Withers, goalkeeper, 25
John Gavan, goalkeeper, 25
John Sleeuwenhoek, centre-back, 21
Charlie Aitken, left-back, 23
Mick Wright, right-back, 18
Keith Bradley, right-back, 19
Graham Parker, midfielder, 19
Alan Deakin, midfielder, 23
Ray Bloomfield, midfielder, 20
Mike Tindall, defensive midfield, 24
Bobby Park, central midfield, 18
Lew Chatterley, central midfield, 20
Johnny MacLeod, right midfield, 26
Dave Pountney, right midfield, 25
Tony Scott, left midfield, 24
Willie Hamilton, forward, 27
Jimmy MacEwan, right winger, 36
Alan Baker, second striker, 21
Barry Stobart, second striker, 27
Phil Woosnam, centre-forward, 32
Tony Hateley, centre-forward, 24

References

^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
^ Early Plague Of Injuries, The Times, 4 September 1965, Issue 56418
^ "Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa, 19 March 1966". 11V11.Com. www.11v11.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^ "Great Games: Tottenham Hotspur 5 Aston Villa 5 - March 19, 1966". Birmingham Mail. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^ Southampton Find Haven At Long Last, 10 May 1966, The Times
^ ^a ^b https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/league/1965-66

[1] "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.

[2] Early Plague Of Injuries, The Times, 4 September 1965, Issue 56418

[3] "Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa, 19 March 1966". 11V11.Com. www.11v11.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

[4] "Great Games: Tottenham Hotspur 5 Aston Villa 5 - March 19, 1966". Birmingham Mail. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

[5] Southampton Find Haven At Long Last, 10 May 1966, The Times

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