Game #2856
Aston Villa
5-1-4, 11 PTS
Saturday, 25 September 1965


Won
9th (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
5-2-2, 12 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,856
🟩 25 Sep 1965, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2

Tottenham Hotspur

Assist(s) | Willie Hamilton | 12' | Charlie Aitken | 22' | Mike Tindall | 50' |
🟩 25 Sep 1965, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 September 1965
🔁 | 10’ Sub off, Tony Hateley, Sub on, Graham Parker
⚽ | 12’ Goal, 1-0, Bobby Park, Assist by Willie Hamilton
⚽ | 22’ Goal, 2-0, Phil Woosnam, Assist by Charlie Aitken
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 3-0, Willie Hamilton, Assist by Mike Tindall
🥅 | 53’ Goal, 3-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Norman
🥅 | 85’ Goal, 3-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Robertson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur
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
🟩 25 Sep 1965, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 September 1965
Villa put three past Tottenham before conceding twice to set up another high intensity rear guard action to earn their fifth win in six first division games. Villa climb to ninth in the table alongside Arsenal as Willie Hamilton impresses once again.
Dick Taylor's Villa make it three consecutive wins and a sixth victory in seven as their improved form continues and Taylor's win some, lose some record carried over from 1964-65 looks to be over. As a result Villa make it five wins, a draw and four defeats in ten League games this season.
🟩 25 Sep 1965, Villa 3-2 Spurs, 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
Tottenham Hotspur


UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1962-63
🟩 25 Sep 1965, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #64 |
Saturday, 25 September 1965
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🟩 25 Sep 1965, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Keith Walker | 🏴 | Preston, 1961-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
🕒 64 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 9 🟥 27 | 1.45
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 25 Sep 1965, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Walker | 🏴 | Preston, 1961-1973
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 3 Apr 1965, Villa 1-0 Spurs, Villa Park
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
🟩 25 Sep 1965, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dick Taylor names the same line up for the sixth consecutive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.62 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 32.78 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 19.01 |
🟩 25 Sep 1965, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967

Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Bill Nicholson | 🏴 |

Tottenham Hotspur
GK Bill Brown | 🏴 |
CB Maurice Norman | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Cyril Knowles | 🏴 |
M Dave Mackay | 🏴 |
M Eddie Clayton | 🏴 |
M Alan Mullery | 🏴 |
M Keith Weller | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Robertson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Laurie Brown | 🏴 |
CF Alan Gilzean | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Greaves | 🏴 |
🟩 25 Sep 1965, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Graham Parker | 🏴 | for CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | 10' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 25 Sep 1965, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Phil Beal | 🏴 |
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
🟩 25 Sep 1965, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Graham Parker | 🏴 | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 25 Sep 1965, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟩 25 Sep 1965, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 25 Sep 1965, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 25 Sep 1965, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 25 Sep 1965, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 25 Sep 1965, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park

