Game #2877
Aston Villa
10-3-13, 23 PTS
Saturday, 5 February 1966


Lost
15th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division One
Leicester City
12-5-10, 29 PTS
Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,073
🟥 5 Feb 1966, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
Leicester City
2-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Willie Hamilton | 81' |
🟥 5 Feb 1966, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Filbert Street


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 February 1966
🥅 | 35' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Graham Cross
🕒 | HT Leicester City 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 81' Goal, 1-1, Tony Hateley, Assist by Willie Hamilton
🔁 | 81' Sub off, Alan Deakin, Sub on, Dave Pountney
🥅 | 86' Goal, 1-2, (Leicester City), Bobby Roberts
🕒 | FT Leicester City 2-1 Aston Villa
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
🟥 5 Feb 1966, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Filbert Street

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 February 1966
A better performance but Villa are out of luck as they lose a third game in succession and fall to 15th in the table as their FA Cup conquerers win again.
Dick Taylor's Villa lose for the fourth time in five and for the third successive game to make it ten wins, two draws and fourteen defeats in twenty six League matches.
🟥 5 Feb 1966, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Filbert Street

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
🟥 5 Feb 1966, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #85 |
Saturday, 5 February 1966
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🟥 5 Feb 1966, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Leslie Hamer | 🏴 | Bolton
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
🕒 85 | 🟩 | 35 🟨 12 🟥 38 | 1.38
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 5 Feb 1966, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Filbert Street

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Leslie Hamer | 🏴 | Bolton
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
🟥 5 Feb 1966, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Filbert Street

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alan Deakin, Mike Tindall, Johnny MacLeod and Phil Woosnam replace Dave Pountney, Barry Stobart, Graham Parker and Tony Scott.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.98 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 33.15 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 19.38 |
🟥 5 Feb 1966, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967

Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Matt Gillies | 🏴 |

Leicester City
GK Gordon Banks | 🏴 |
D John Sjoberg | 🏴 |
CB Graham Cross | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Richie Norman | 🏴 |
M Peter Rodrigues | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Goodfellow | 🏴 |
M Bobby Roberts | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dave Gibson | 🏴 |
W Jackie Sinclair | 🏴 |
W Mike Stringfellow | 🏴 |
CF Derek Dougan (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
🟥 5 Feb 1966, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Dave Pountney | 🏴 | for M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 81' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟥 5 Feb 1966, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

D Max Dougan | 🏴 |
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
🟥 5 Feb 1966, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Filbert Street

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 | | 92 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 5 Feb 1966, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
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
🟥 5 Feb 1966, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 5 Feb 1966, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 5 Feb 1966, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Filbert Street


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 5 Feb 1966, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Filbert Street


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 5 Feb 1966, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Filbert Street

