1965–66 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season Recent history of Aston Villa Aston Villa records and statistics April 2022 Aston Villa 1965–66 Dick Taylor Norman Smith Villa Park First Division 16th FA Cup Third round League Cup Fifth round 1964–65 1966-67 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).https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons Aston Villa's Seasons AVFC History Football League First Division AVL Results 21 August 1965 Sheffield United 1–0 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/2846 Aston Villa L https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/seasons/season-iq/first-team Season IQ Avdb.co.uk 31 August 2026 23 August 1965 Aston Villa 0–2 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/2847 Leeds United Villa Park L 28 August 1965 Aston Villa 2–2 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/2848 Leicester City Hateley 59Aitken 75 Villa Park D 1 September 1965 Leeds United 2–0 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/2849 Aston Villa L 4 September 1965 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/2850 Aston Villa Hateley 11Hateley 17 W Villa, bottom of the table with a single point, pick up their first win.Early Plague Of Injuries, The Times, 4 September 1965, Issue 56418 6 September 1965 Aston Villa 3–1 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/2851 Sunderland HamiltonParkHateley Villa Park W 11 September 1965 Aston Villa 3–0 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/2852 Blackpool HamiltonWoosnamPark Villa Park W 15 September 1965 Sunderland 2–0 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/2853 Aston Villa L 18 September 1965 Fulham 3–6 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/2854 Aston Villa Hateley 2Hateley 65WoosnamTindallMacLeodHamilton W 25 September 1965 Aston Villa 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur ParkWoosnamHamilton Villa Park W 2 October 1965 Liverpool 3–1 Aston Villa Woosnam 87 L 9 October 1965 Newcastle United 1–0 Aston Villa L 16 October 1965 Aston Villa 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Pountney 67 Villa Park D 23 October 1965 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Aston Villa WoosnamHateley W 30 October 1965 Aston Villa 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday ScottHateley Villa Park W 6 November 1965 Northampton Town 2–1 Aston Villa Park 59 L 13 November 1965 Aston Villa 0–1 Stoke City Villa Park L 20 November 1965 Burnley 3–1 Aston Villa Hateley 37 L 27 November 1965 Aston Villa 2–4 Chelsea ScottPountney Villa Park L 4 December 1965 Arsenal 3–3 Aston Villa HateleyParkerHamilton D 11 December 1965 Aston Villa 3–2 Everton WoosnamHateleyHateley Villa Park W 1 January 1966 Aston Villa 4–2 Newcastle United WoosnamWoosnamMacLeodHamilton Villa Park W 8 January 1966 Everton 2–0 Aston Villa L 15 January 1966 Aston Villa 3–0 Nottingham Forest HamiltonWoosnamWoosnam Villa Park W 29 January 1966 Aston Villa 0–2 Sheffield United Villa Park L 5 February 1966 Leicester City 2–1 Aston Villa Hateley 81 L 7 February 1966 Aston Villa 1–2 West Ham United Hateley pen. Villa Park L 11 February 1966 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Aston Villa Hateley 11Hateley 90 D 19 February 1966 Aston Villa 3–1 Blackburn Rovers DeakinHateleyMacLeod Villa Park W 26 February 1966 Blackpool 0–1 Aston Villa Hamilton 75 W 5 March 1966 West Ham United 4–2 Aston Villa MacLeodHateley L 12 March 1966 Aston Villa 2–5 Fulham HateleyDeakin Villa Park L 19 March 1966 Tottenham Hotspur 5–5 Aston Villa HateleyHateleyHateleyHateleyHateleyDeakin D Tony Hateley scores four second-half goals as Villa came from 5–1 down to draw 5–5 with Tottenham Hotspur.http://www.11v11.com/matches/tottenham-hotspur-v-aston-villa-19-march-1966-78747/ Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa, 19 March 1966 11v11.com 2 February 2014http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/great-games-tottenham-hotspur-5-181048 Great Games: Tottenham Hotspur 5 Aston Villa 5 - March 19, 1966 Birmingham Mail 14 March 2012 2 February 2014 26 March 1966 Aston Villa 0–3 Liverpool Villa Park L 2 April 1966 Aston Villa 1–2 Northampton Town Hamilton 13 Villa Park L 6 April 1966 Aston Villa 1–1 Manchester United MacEwan 64 Villa Park D 9 April 1966 Stoke City 2–0 Aston Villa L 16 April 1966 Aston Villa 2–1 Burnley HateleyWoosnam Villa Park W 27 April 1966 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Aston Villa L 30 April 1966 Aston Villa 3–0 Arsenal Villa Park W 9 May 1966 Manchester United 6–1 Aston Villa L Southampton Find Haven At Long Last, 10 May 1966, The Times 16 May 1966 Chelsea 0–2 Aston Villa Hateley pen.Woosnam W FA Cup 1965–66 FA Cup Third round The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at the Third round. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 22 January 1966. Six matches were drawn and went to replays. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate8Aston Villa1–2Leicester City22 January 1966 League Cup 1965–66 League Cup Second round Home teamScoreAway teamDate Swansea Town 2–3 Aston Villa 21 September 1965 Third round Home teamScoreAway teamDate Sunderland 1–2 Aston Villa 13 October 1965 Fourth round Home teamScoreAway teamDate Fulham 1–1 Aston Villa 3 November 1965 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aston Villa 2–0 Fulham 8 November 1965 Fifth round Home teamScoreAway teamDate West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Aston Villa 17 November 1965 First team squad ENG Colin Withers, goalkeeper, 25 ENG John Gavan, goalkeeper, 25 ENG John Sleeuwenhoek, centre-back, 21 SCO Charlie Aitken, left-back, 23 ENG Mick Wright, right-back, 18 ENG Keith Bradley, right-back, 19 ENG Graham Parker, midfielder, 19 ENG Alan Deakin, midfielder, 23 ENG Ray Bloomfield, midfielder, 20 ENG Mike Tindall, defensive midfield, 24 SCO Bobby Park, central midfield, 18 ENG Lew Chatterley, central midfield, 20 SCO Johnny MacLeod, right midfield, 26 ENG Dave Pountney, right midfield, 25 ENG Tony Scott, left midfield, 24 SCO Willie Hamilton, forward, 27 SCO Jimmy MacEwan, right winger, 36 ENG Alan Baker, second striker, 21 ENG Barry Stobart, second striker, 27 WAL Phil Woosnam, centre-forward, 32 ENG Tony Hateley, centre-forward, 24 References Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons Aston Villa F.C. season Category:Long stubs with short prose