1965–66 Aston Villa F.C. season

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present)

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.

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

Football League First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
14	Arsenal	42	12	13	17	62	75	0.827	49
15	Newcastle United	42	14	9	19	50	63	0.794	51
16	Aston Villa	42	15	6	21	69	80	0.863	51
17	Sheffield Wednesday	42	14	8	20	56	66	0.848	50
18	Nottingham Forest	42	14	8	20	56	72	0.778	50

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 ^[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

•   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

See also

• List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics

References

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