Game #2896
Aston Villa
0-1-2, 1 PTS
Saturday, 27 August 1966


Lost
19th (-4)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division One
Arsenal
3-0-0, 6 PTS
Highbury
Attendance: 26,762
🟥 27 August 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury.
Arsenal
1-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 27 August 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury.


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 August 1966
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Dave Rudge
🥅 | 30’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Tommy Baldwin
🕒 | HT Arsenal 1-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Arsenal 1-0 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 27 August 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury.

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 August 1966
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
🟥 27 August 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury.
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1966-67 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #104 |
Saturday, 27 August 1966
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🟥 27 August 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury.
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: David Laing | 🏴 | Preston, 1965-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 104 | 🟩 | 40 🟨 16 🟥 48 | 1.31
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 27 August 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury.
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: David Laing | 🏴 | Preston, 1965-1973
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟥 27 August 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury.

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dave Rudge (debut), Willie Hamilton and Graham Parker replace Lew Chatterley, Dave Pountney and Bobby Park.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.77 |
Oldest Player |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 | 28.55 |
Youngest Player |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 18.61 |
🟥 27 August 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury.
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967

Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Graham Parker | 🏴 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Tony Scott | 🏴 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bertie Mee | 🏴 |

Arsenal
GK Jim Furnell | 🏴 |
CB Ian Ure | 🏴 |
RB Peter Storey | 🏴 |
WH Frank McLintock | 🏴 |
CH Terry Neill | 🇬🇧 |
M David Court | 🏴 |
M Jon Sammels | 🏴 |
W George Armstrong | 🏴 |
W Tommy Coakley | 🏴 |
F John Radford | 🏴 |
F Tommy Baldwin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 27 August 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury.
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
🟥 27 August 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Jimmy McGill | 🏴 |
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
🟥 27 August 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury.

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 | |
---|---|
🟥 27 August 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury.
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
🟥 27 August 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury.
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 27 August 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury.
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 27 August 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury.


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 27 August 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury.


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 27 August 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury.

