Game #2918
Aston Villa
8-3-13, 19 PTS
Saturday, 31 December 1966
Lost
19th (-2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Arsenal
8-7-9, 23 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,440
🟥 31 Dec 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-1
Arsenal
Assist(s) | None
🟥 31 Dec 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 December 1966
💥 | 15' Referee Cooke disallows a legitimate Villa goal for offside
🥅 | 44’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Frank McLintock
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Johnny MacLeod, Sub on, Dave Roberts
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 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
🟥 31 Dec 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 31 December 1966
Villa are beaten 1-0 after an ultra defensive Arsenal performance and a controversial offside decision against Dick Taylor's men.
Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa lose for the second time in three to make it eight wins, three draws and thirteen defeats in twenty four League games so far this season.
🟥 31 Dec 1966, Villa 0-1 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
🟥 31 Dec 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1966-67 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #126 |
Saturday, 31 December 1966
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🟥 31 Dec 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Colin Cooke | 🏴 | Blackburn, -1966 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
🕒 126 | 🟩 | 48 🟨 18 🟥 60 | 1.29
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 31 Dec 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Colin Cooke | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1966 🆘
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
🆘 Really poor offside decision with an opposition player on the goalline costs Villa
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 30 Apr 1966, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
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
🟥 31 Dec 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dick Taylor names the same line up for a fourth successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.79 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 33.65 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 20.28 |
🟥 31 Dec 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, 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
Bertie Mee | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Jim Furnell | 🏴 |
CB Peter Simpson | 🏴 |
CB Ian Ure | 🏴 |
RB Peter Storey | 🏴 |
LB Bob McNab | 🏴 |
WH Frank McLintock | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Jon Sammels | 🏴 |
M Colin Addison | 🏴 |
M George Graham (ex) | 🏴 |
W Gordon Neilson | 🏴 |
W George Armstrong | 🏴 |
🟥 31 Dec 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Dave Roberts | 🏴 | for W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 31 Dec 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Tom Walley | 🏴 |
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
🟥 31 Dec 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Dave Roberts | 🏴 | | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 31 Dec 1966, Villa 0-1 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
🟥 31 Dec 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 31 Dec 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 31 Dec 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 31 Dec 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 31 Dec 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Villa Park