1965–66 Aston Villa F.C. season

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present)
Aston Villa
1965–66 season
ChairmanNorman Smith
ManagerEngland Dick Taylor
StadiumVilla Park
First Division16th
FA CupThird round
League CupFifth round

The 1965–66 English football season was Aston Villa's 66th 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

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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

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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

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Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result [6] Attendance Scorers
21 Aug Sheffield United a 0-1
23 Aug Leeds United h 0-2
28 Aug Leicester City h 2-2
1 Sep Leeds United a 0-2
4 Sep Blackburn Rovers a 2-0
6 Sep Sunderland h 3-1
11 Sep Blackpool h 3-0
15 Sep Sunderland a 0-2
18 Sep Fulham a 6-3
21 Sep Swansea Town (LC R2) a 3-2
25 Sep Tottenham Hotspur h 3-2
2 Oct Liverpool a 1-3
9 Oct Newcastle United a 0-1
13 Oct Sunderland (LC R3) a 2-1
16 Oct West Bromwich Albion) h 1-1
23 Oct Nottingham Forest a 2-1
30 Oct Sheffield Wednesday h 2-0
3 Nov Fulham (LC R4) a 1-1
6 Nov Northampton Town a 1-2
8 Nov Fulham (LC R4 Replay) h 2-0
13 Nov Stoke City h 0-1
17 Nov West Bromwich Albion (LC QF) a 1-3
20 Nov Burnley a 1-3
27 Nov Chelsea h 2-4
4 Dec Arsenal a 3-3
11 Dec Everton h 3-2
1 Jan Newcastle United h 4-2
8 Jan Everton a 0-2
15 Jan Nottingham Forest h 3-0
22 Jan Leicester City (FAC R3) h 1-2
29 Jan Sheffield United h 0-2
5 Feb Leicester City a 1-2
7 Feb West Ham United h 1-2
11 Feb West Bromwich Albion a 2-2
19 Feb Blackburn Rovers h 3-1
26 Feb Blackpool a 1-0
5 Mar West Ham United a 2-4
12 Mar Fulham h 2-5
19 Mar Tottenham Hotspur a 5-5
26 Mar Liverpool h 0-3
2 Apr Northampton Town h 1-2
6 Apr Manchester United h 1-1
9 Apr Stoke City a 0-2
16 Apr Burnley h 2-1
27 Apr Sheffield Wednesday a 0-2
30 Apr Arsenal h 3-0
9 May Manchester United a 1-6
16 May Chelsea a 2-0

First team squad

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See also

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References

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  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
  6. ^ AVFC History: 1965-66 season


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