Game #2819
Aston Villa
7-2-14, 16 PTS
Saturday, 26 December 1964
Won
21st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
4-2-17, 10 PTS
Molineux
Attendance: 30,829
🟩 26 Dec 1964, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
Wolves
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Johnny MacLeod | 27' |
🟩 26 Dec 1964, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 December 1964
⚽ | 27' Goal, 1-0, Alan Baker, Assist by Johnny MacLeod
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 26 Dec 1964, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 December 1964
Villa win a crucial match at Molineux to open up a six point gap to bottom side Wolves but remain in 21st under Dick Taylor.
Dick Taylor's Villa end 1964 with consecutive victories to make it seven wins, two draws and fourteen defeats in twenty three division one matches this season. At the same point the previous season, Villa, under former manager Joe Mercer, had won eight, losing twelve and went on to finish the season 19th, two places above the relegation places.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1959-60
🟩 26 Dec 1964, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1964-65 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #27 |
Saturday, 26 December 1964
🟩 26 Dec 1964, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Maurice Fussey | 🏴 | Retford, 1960-1972
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 27 | 🟩 | 11 🟨 2 🟥 14 | 1.30
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 26 Dec 1964, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Maurice Fussey | 🏴 | Retford, 1960-1972
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 5 Oct 1964, Villa 1-2 Everton, Villa Park
Cards: None
🟩 26 Dec 1964, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dick Taylor names the same line up for the third successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.84 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 32.03 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 20.53 |
🟩 26 Dec 1964, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Andy Beattie | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Fred Davies | 🏴 |
CB David Woodfield | 🏴 |
CB George Miller | 🏴 |
LB Gerry Harris | 🏴 |
LB Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
M Fred Kemp | 🏴 |
M Ron Flowers | 🏴 |
M Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
M Dave Wagstaffe | 🏴 |
W Terry Wharton | 🏴 |
CF Ray Crawford | 🏴 |
🟩 26 Dec 1964, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 26 Dec 1964, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟩 26 Dec 1964, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
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🟩 26 Dec 1964, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Wolves XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 26 Dec 1964, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 Dec 1964, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 Dec 1964, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Dec 1964, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH REPORTS
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