1964–65 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1964–65 season
ManagerDick Taylor
StadiumVilla Park
First Division16th
FA Cupfifth round
League CupSemi–Finals
Second City Derby
30--20--23

The 1964–65 English football season was Aston Villa's 66th season in the Football League, this season playing in the Football League First Division.

Dick Taylor had moved on to Sheffield United in 1956 to work under Joe Mercer, and two years later joined Aston Villa as Mercer's assistant. He took over as manager late in the 1963–64 season after Mercer resigned due to ill-health, and succeeded in avoiding relegation, which resulted in him being handed the job on a full-time basis. This seasons saw little improvement in form and future financial difficulties loomed.[1]

There were debuts for Colin Withers (146), Johnny MacLeod (125), Keith Bradley (122), Bobby Park (75), Barry Stobart (45), Dave Roberts (19),[2] Ray Bloomfield (3) and Johnny Martin (1).[3] Alan Deakin and Ron Wylie captained the side while top scorer Tony Hateley netted 34, 20 in the league, 4 in the FA Cup and 10 League Cup Goals.[4] Alan Deakin broke his ankle during the 1964–65 season, but recovered to skipper the side for the 1966–67 season. Deakin also played for the England under 23 team.[5]

In November 1964 Aston Villa earned a second consecutive league victory over Burnley with a 1–0 home win.[6]

The FA Cup fifth round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 20 February 1965. Two games required replays during the midweek fixture, and the Aston Villa & Wolverhampton Wanderers match went to a third game the following week, with Wolves the victors.

The Second City Derby saw Villa do the double over Birmingham City.[7]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
14 West Bromwich Albion 42 13 13 16 70 65 1.077 39
15 Sunderland 42 14 9 19 64 74 0.865 37
16 Aston Villa 42 16 5 21 57 82 0.695 37
17 Blackpool 42 12 11 19 67 78 0.859 35
18 Leicester City 42 11 13 18 69 85 0.812 35
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
22 Aug 1964 Leeds United h 1–2 Phil Woosnam 3' [8]
26 Aug 1964 Chelsea a 1–2 Tony Hateley 75'
29 Aug 1964 Arsenal a 1–3 Tony Hateley 68'
31 Aug 1964 Chelsea h 2–2 Tony Hateley 85', Ron Wylie 90'
5 Sep 1964 Blackburn Rovers h 0–4
9 Sep 1964 Sunderland a 2–2 Tony Hateley 19', Harry Burrows 24'
12 Sep 1964 Blackpool a 1–3 Tony Hateley 31'
14 Sep 1964 Sunderland h 2–1 Charlie Aitken 3', Tony Hateley 24'
19 Sep 1964 Sheffield Wednesday h 2–0 Harry Burrows 4', Tony Hateley 58'
26 Sep 1964 Liverpool a 1–5 Tony Hateley 11'
5 Oct 1964 Everton h 1–2 Dave Pountney 63'
10 Oct 1964 West Ham United a 0–3
17 Oct 1964 West Bromwich Albion h 0–1
24 Oct 1964 Manchester United a 0–7
31 Oct 1964 Fulham h 2–0 Jimmy MacEwan 38', Gordon Lee 80'
7 Nov 1964 Nottingham Forest a 2–4 Tony Hateley 33', Harry Burrows 55' (pen)
14 Nov 1964 Stoke City h 3–0 Harry Burrows 7', 75', Mike Tindall 62'
21 Nov 1964 Tottenham Hotspur a 0–4
28 Nov 1964 Burnley h 1–0 Barry Stobart 48'
5 Dec 1964 Sheffield United a 2–4 Dave Pountney 72', Harry Burrows 87'
12 Dec 1964 Leeds United a 0–1
19 Dec 1964 Arsenal h 3–1 Alan Baker 55', 80', Johnny MacLeod 65'
26 Dec 1964 Wolves a 1–0 Alan Baker 27'
2 Jan 1965 Blackburn Rovers a 1–5 Barry Stobart 59'
16 Jan 1965 Blackpool h 3–2 Tony Hateley 17', Alan Baker 63', Johnny MacLeod 84'
6 Feb 1965 Liverpool h 0–1
13 Feb 1965 Birmingham City a 1–0 Barry Stobart 44'
27 Feb 1965 West Bromwich Albion a 1–3 Barry Stobart 77'
13 Mar 1965 Everton a 1–3 Tony Hateley 44'
15 Mar 1965 Sheffield Wednesday a 1–3 Lew Chatterley 62'
20 Mar 1965 Nottingham Forest h 2–1 Tony Hateley 12', 63'
22 Mar 1965 Wolves h 3–2 Alan Baker 5', Lew Chatterley 6', 30'
27 Mar 1965 Stoke City a 1–2 Tony Hateley 51'
31 Mar 1965 West Ham United h 2–3 Tony Hateley 29', Charlie Aitken 31'
3 Apr 1965 Tottenham Hotspur h 1–0 Alan Baker 15'
10 Apr 1965 Burnley a 2–2 Tony Hateley 8', Charlie Aitken 86'
12 Apr 1965 Birmingham City h 3–0 Phil Woosnam 11', Lew Chatterley 16', Tony Hateley 67'
17 Apr 1965 Sheffield United h 2–1 Tony Hateley 5' (pen), 89'
19 Apr 1965 Leicester City a 1–1 Phil Woosnam 84'
20 Apr 1965 Leicester City h 1–0 Lew Chatterley 57'
24 Apr 1965 Fulham a 1–1 Tony Hateley 83'
28 Apr 1965 Manchester United h 2–1 Alan Baker 6', Bobby Park 35' [8]

FA Cup

League Cup

See also

References

  1. ^ "Former Managers: 1960s". Aston Villa F.C. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009.
  2. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/dave-roberts
  3. ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
  4. ^ AVFC History: 1964–65 season
  5. ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 71. ISBN 0907969542.
  6. ^ bbc.co.uk Aston Villa v Burnley THU 17 Dec 2020
  7. ^ "All Aston Villa's Matches". AVFC History. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Aston Villa Match Summaries 1964-65".