Game #2891
Aston Villa
14-6-20, 34 PTS
Saturday, 30 April 1966
Won
19th (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Arsenal
11-13-16, 35 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,039
🟩 30 Apr 1966, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Arsenal
Assist(s) | Willie Hamilton | 37' | Alan Baker | 52' |
🟩 30 Apr 1966, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 April 1966
⚽ | 9' Goal, 1-0, Tony Hateley
💥 | 29' Player left field of play injured, Mick Wright
🔁 | 32' Sub off, Mick Wright, Sub on, Keith Bradley
⚽ | 37' Goal, 2-0, Tony Hateley, Assist by Willie Hamilton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Arsenal
⚽ | 52' Goal, 3-0, Phil Woosnam, Assist by Alan Baker
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Arsenal
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
🟩 30 Apr 1966, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 30 April 1966
Villa beat Arsenal with consummate ease to secure their first division safety as Northampton complete their season of 42 games with defeat at Blackpool and 33 points. Villa sit on 34 with two left to play.
Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa clinch a crucial victory as they fight relegation to make it fourteen wins, five draws and twenty one defeats in forty League matches.
🟩 30 Apr 1966, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, 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
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952–53
🟩 30 Apr 1966, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #99 |
Saturday, 30 April 1966
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🟩 30 Apr 1966, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Colin Cooke | 🏴 | Blackburn, -1966
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
🕒 99 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 15 🟥 45 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 30 Apr 1966, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Colin Cooke | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1966
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
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
🟩 30 Apr 1966, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mick Wright and Alan Baker replace Keith Bradley and Jimmy MacEwan.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.34 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 33.38 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 19.61 |
🟩 30 Apr 1966, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, 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 Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Billy Wright | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Jim Furnell | 🏴 |
CB Peter Simpson | 🏴 |
RB Peter Storey | 🏴 |
CH Terry Neill | 🇬🇧 |
M David Court | 🏴 |
M Jon Sammels | 🏴 |
M Tom Walley | 🏴 |
M Alan Skirton | 🏴 |
W George Armstrong | 🏴 |
F John Radford | 🏴 |
F George Eastham | 🏴 |
🟩 30 Apr 1966, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 | for RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 32' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 30 Apr 1966, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F David Jenkins | 🏴 |
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
🟩 30 Apr 1966, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 | | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 30 Apr 1966, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, 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
🟩 30 Apr 1966, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 30 Apr 1966, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 30 Apr 1966, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 30 Apr 1966, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 30 Apr 1966, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, Villa Park