Game #2917
Aston Villa
8-3-12, 19 PTS
Tuesday, 27 December 1966


Won
17th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Sunderland
7-3-12, 17 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,612
🟩 27 Dec 1966, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-1

Sunderland

Assist(s) | Tony Scott | 73' |
🟩 27 Dec 1966, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park.


MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 27 December 1966
⚽ | 43’ Goal, 1-0, Lew Chatterley, pen
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sunderland
🥅 | 65’ Goal, 1-1, (Sunderland), Neil Martin
⚽ | 73’ Goal, 2-1, Keith Bradley, Assist by Tony Scott
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Sunderland
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 27 Dec 1966, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park.

ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 27 December 1966
Villa win game two in the relegation match off against Sunderland to sit five points clear of the relegation places.
Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa win for the second time in three to make it eight wins, three draws and twelve defeats in twenty three League games so far this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Sunderland


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1936-37
🟩 27 Dec 1966, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1966-67 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #125 |
Tuesday, 27 December 1966
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🟩 27 Dec 1966, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 125 | 🟩 | 48 🟨 18 🟥 59 | 1.30
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 27 Dec 1966, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
🟩 27 Dec 1966, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park.

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dick Taylor names the same line up for a third successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.78 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 33.64 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 20.27 |
🟩 27 Dec 1966, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967

Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
W Tony Scott | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ian McColl | 🏴 |

Sunderland
GK Jimmy Montgomery | 🏴 |
RB Cecil Irwin | 🏴 |
RB Martin Harvey | 🇬🇧 |
LB Len Ashurst | 🏴 |
M George Kinnell | 🏴 |
M Dave Elliott | 🏴 |
M Jim Baxter | 🏴 |
W George Mulhall | 🏴 |
F John O’Hare | 🏴 |
F George Herd | 🏴 |
CF Neil Martin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 27 Dec 1966, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
🟩 27 Dec 1966, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

Not Recorded
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 Dec 1966, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park.

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 Dec 1966, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 27 Dec 1966, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 27 Dec 1966, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 27 Dec 1966, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park.


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 Dec 1966, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park.


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 27 Dec 1966, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park.

