Game #2848
Aston Villa
0-1-2, 1 PTS
Saturday, 28 August 1965


Drew
20th (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division One
Leicester City
0-1-2, 1 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 21,119
🟨 28 Aug 1965, Villa 2-2 Leicester, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-2

Leicester City

Assist(s) | Johnny MacLeod | 75' |
🟨 28 Aug 1965, Villa 2-2 Leicester, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 August 1965
💥 | 28' Missed Penalty, Tony Hateley
🥅 | 38’ Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), John Sjoberg
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Leicester City
🥅 | 53’ Goal, 0-2, (Leicester City), Sinclair
⚽ | 59’ Goal, 1-2, Tony Hateley, pen
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 2-2, Charlie Aitken, Assist by Johnny MacLeod
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Leicester City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟨 28 Aug 1965, Villa 2-2 Leicester, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 August 1965
Villa earn their first point of the season but after missing a penalty have to come from two goals down to Leicester at Villa Park to secure a first draw of the campaign.
Dick Taylor's Villa score for the first time this season but remain without a win as they make it a draw and two defeats in three League games.
🟨 28 Aug 1965, Villa 2-2 Leicester, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Leicester City


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
🟨 28 Aug 1965, Villa 2-2 Leicester, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #56 |
Saturday, 28 August 1965
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🟨 28 Aug 1965, Villa 2-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Vernon Batty | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1962-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
🕒 56 | 🟩 | 22 🟨 9 🟥 25 | 1.34
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 28 Aug 1965, Villa 2-2 Leicester, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Vernon Batty | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1962-1973
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 22 Sep 1962, Villa 1-3 Forest, City Ground
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 28 Aug 1965, Villa 2-2 Leicester, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Phil Woosnam and Barry Stobart replace Alan Baker and Bobby Park.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.48 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 32.70 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 18.94 |
🟨 28 Aug 1965, Villa 2-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967

Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Matt Gillies | 🏴 |

Leicester City
GK George Heyes | 🏴 |
D John Sjoberg | 🏴 | ⚽ |
D Len Chalmers | 🏴 |
CB Graham Cross | 🏴 |
LB Richie Norman | 🏴 |
M Tom Sweenie | 🏴 |
M Bobby Roberts | 🏴 |
M Dave Gibson | 🏴 |
W Jackie Sinclair | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Mike Stringfellow | 🏴 |
CF Derek Dougan (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
🟨 28 Aug 1965, Villa 2-2 Leicester, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟨 28 Aug 1965, Villa 2-2 Leicester, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Jimmy Goodfellow | 🏴 |
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
🟨 28 Aug 1965, Villa 2-2 Leicester, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 28 Aug 1965, Villa 2-2 Leicester, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟨 28 Aug 1965, Villa 2-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 28 Aug 1965, Villa 2-2 Leicester, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 28 Aug 1965, Villa 2-2 Leicester, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 28 Aug 1965, Villa 2-2 Leicester, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 28 Aug 1965, Villa 2-2 Leicester, Villa Park

