The 1965–66 English football season was Aston Villa's 67th 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.
There were debuts for Willie Hamilton (49) and Tony Scott (50).
Football League First Division
Results
FA Cup
Third round The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at the Third round. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 22 January 1966. Six matches were drawn and went to replays.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate8Aston Villa1–2Leicester City22 January 1966
League Cup
Second round
Home teamScoreAway teamDate Swansea Town 2–3 Aston Villa 21 September 1965
Third round
Home teamScoreAway teamDate Sunderland 1–2 Aston Villa 13 October 1965
Fourth round
Home teamScoreAway teamDate Fulham 1–1 Aston Villa 3 November 1965
Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aston Villa 2–0 Fulham 8 November 1965
Fifth round
Home teamScoreAway teamDate West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Aston Villa 17 November 1965
First team squad Colin Withers, goalkeeper, 25 John Gavan, goalkeeper, 25 John Sleeuwenhoek, centre-back, 21 Charlie Aitken, left-back, 23 Mick Wright, right-back, 18 Keith Bradley, right-back, 19 Graham Parker, midfielder, 19 Alan Deakin, midfielder, 23 Ray Bloomfield, midfielder, 20 Mike Tindall, defensive midfield, 24 Bobby Park, central midfield, 18 Lew Chatterley, central midfield, 20 Johnny MacLeod, right midfield, 26 Dave Pountney, right midfield, 25 Tony Scott, left midfield, 24 Willie Hamilton, forward, 27 Jimmy MacEwan, right winger, 36 Alan Baker, second striker, 21 Barry Stobart, second striker, 27 Phil Woosnam, centre-forward, 32 Tony Hateley, centre-forward, 24
References