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
Aston Villa
1-2
Northampton Town
Assist(s) | Tony Hateley | 13' |
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 | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Alan Baker | 🏴 | for W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 2 Apr 1966, Villa 1-2 Northampton, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 April 1966
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.
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