1965–66_Aston_Villa_F.C._season

1965–66 Aston Villa F.C. season

1965–66 Aston Villa F.C. season

1965–66 season of Aston Villa

The 1965–66 English football season was Aston Villa's 66th season in the Football League, this season playing in the Football League First Division. Villa finished 16th, below Arsenal and Newcastle United and just above Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest.

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present)
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There were debuts for Willie Hamilton (49) and Tony Scott (50).[1]


Football League First Division

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Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Diary of the season

4 Sep 1965: Villa, bottom of the table with a single point, pick up their first win, 0–2 away to Blackburn.[2]

19 Mar 1966: Tony Hateley scores four second-half goals as Villa came from 5–1 down to draw 5–5 with Tottenham Hotspur.[3][4]

9 May 1966: Villa are trounced 1–6 away to Manchester United.[5]

Results

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First team squad

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
  2. [2]
    Early Plague Of Injuries, The Times, 4 September 1965, Issue 56418
  3. [3]
    "Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa, 19 March 1966". 11V11.Com. www.11v11.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Great Games: Tottenham Hotspur 5 Aston Villa 5 - March 19, 1966". Birmingham Mail. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  5. [5]
    Southampton Find Haven At Long Last, 10 May 1966, The Times
  6. [6]
    AVFC History: 1965-66 season
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