Game #2881
Aston Villa
12-4-14, 28 PTS
Saturday, 26 February 1966
Won
12th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Blackpool
7-7-14, 21 PTS
Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 11,075
🟩 26 Feb 1966, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
Blackpool
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟩 26 Feb 1966, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 February 1966
🕒 | HT Blackpool 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 75' Goal, 1-0, Willie Hamilton
🕒 | FT Blackpool 0-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 26 Feb 1966, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 February 1966
Villa make it two wins in two as the sea air does them some good. Back in 12th place.
Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa make it successive wins having not won in the previous six to make it twelve wins, three draws and fifteen defeats in thirty League matches.
🟩 26 Feb 1966, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Blackpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952-53
🟩 26 Feb 1966, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #89 |
Saturday, 26 February 1966
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🟩 26 Feb 1966, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Keith Styles | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1967-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 89 | 🟩 | 37 🟨 13 🟥 39 | 1.39
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 26 Feb 1966, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Styles | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1967-1979
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟩 26 Feb 1966, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dick Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.33 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 33.20 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 19.44 |
🟩 26 Feb 1966, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
W Tony Scott | 🏴 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Suart | 🏴 |
Blackpool
GK Tony Waiters | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
CB Graham Rowe | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
M Glyn James | 🏴 |
M Tony Green | 🏴 |
M Hugh Fisher | 🏴 |
M Alan Ball | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Les Lea | 🏴 |
W Ian Moir | 🏴 |
CF Bobby Waddell | 🏴 |
🟩 26 Feb 1966, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Alan Ball | 🏴 | (M Neil Turner | 🏴 |)
🟩 26 Feb 1966, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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 Feb 1966, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 26 Feb 1966, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
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
🟩 26 Feb 1966, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 Feb 1966, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 Feb 1966, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Feb 1966, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 26 Feb 1966, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road