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
Aston Villa
0-1
Arsenal
Assist(s) | None
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 | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Dave Roberts | 🏴 | for W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 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.
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