Game #2886
Aston Villa
12-5-18, 29 PTS
Saturday, 2 April 1966
Lost
16th (-2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division One
Northampton Town
8-11-17, 27 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 10,438
🟥 2 Apr 1966, Villa 1-2 Northampton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2
Northampton Town
Assist(s) | Tony Hateley | 13' |
🟥 2 Apr 1966, Villa 1-2 Northampton, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 April 1966
⚽ | 13' Goal, 1-0, Willie Hamilton, Assist by Tony Hateley
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Northampton Town
🔁 | 46' Sub off, Johnny MacLeod, Sub on, Alan Baker
🥅 | 48' Goal, 1-1, (Northampton Town), John Mackin
🥅 | 62' Goal, 1-2, (Northampton Town), Graham Moore
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Northampton Town
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
🟥 2 Apr 1966, Villa 1-2 Northampton, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 April 1966
Villa lose to Northampton - plenty of shame in that - as without a win in five they slump to 16th in the table.
Villa face Northampton Town for the first time in competitive football, Northampton become the 92nd team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa lose for the eighth time in twelve games to make it twelve wins, four draws and nineteen defeats in thirty five League matches. Meanwhile, goalkeeper John Gavan made his final Villa appearance aged 26 before on moving to Doncaster Rovers in July 1967. Gavan played for Villa between 1962-63 and 1965-66 making 12 appearances.
🟥 2 Apr 1966, Villa 1-2 Northampton, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 GK John Gavan | 🏴 | 1963-66 🕒 12 | ✅ 12 🔁 (0) | 🥅 1.83 | ⛔ 17% | 🇺 0 | #497 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Northampton Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 2 Apr 1966, Villa 1-2 Northampton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #94 |
Saturday, 2 April 1966
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🟥 2 Apr 1966, Villa 1-2 Northampton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: George McCabe | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1955-1969
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
🕒 94 | 🟩 | 37 🟨 14 🟥 43 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 2 Apr 1966, Villa 1-2 Northampton, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George McCabe | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1955-1969
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
🟥 2 Apr 1966, Villa 1-2 Northampton, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Gavan, Johnny MacLeod and Phil Woosnam replace Colin Withers, Dave Pountney and Alan Baker.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.45 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 33.30 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 19.53 |
🟥 2 Apr 1966, Villa 1-2 Northampton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
Aston Villa
GK John Gavan | 🏴 | 🔴 |
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
David Bowen | 🏴 |
Northampton Town
GK Bryan Harvey | 🏴 |
LB Mike Everitt | 🏴 |
CB Terry Branston | 🏴 |
RB John Mackin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Joe Kiernan | 🏴 |
M Harry Walden | 🏴 |
M Graham Moore | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M John Kurila | 🏴 |
M Barry Lines | 🏴 |
F Don Martin | 🏴 |
CF George Hudson | 🏴 |
🟥 2 Apr 1966, Villa 1-2 Northampton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Alan Baker | 🏴 | for W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 2 Apr 1966, Villa 1-2 Northampton, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Jim Hall | 🏴 |
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
🟥 2 Apr 1966, Villa 1-2 Northampton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | | 108 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 42 | 20 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 2 Apr 1966, Villa 1-2 Northampton, 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
🟥 2 Apr 1966, Villa 1-2 Northampton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 2 Apr 1966, Villa 1-2 Northampton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 2 Apr 1966, Villa 1-2 Northampton, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 2 Apr 1966, Villa 1-2 Northampton, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 2 Apr 1966, Villa 1-2 Northampton, Villa Park