1964–65 Aston Villa F.C. season

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present)
Aston Villa
1964–65 season
ManagerEngland Dick 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 65th 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), Ray Bloomfield (3) and Johnny Martin (1).[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

In November 1964 Aston Villa earned a second consecutive league victory over Burnley with a 1–0 home win.[5]

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.[6]

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

League results

Results

Home \ Away ARS AST BIR BLB BLP BUR CHE EVE FUL LEE LEI LIV MUN NOT SHU SHW STK SUN TOT WBA WHU WOL
Arsenal 3–1
Aston Villa 3–1 3–0 0–4 3–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–3 3–2
Birmingham 0–1
Blackburn Rovers 5–1
Blackpool 3–1
Burnley 2–2
Chelsea 2–1
Everton 3–1
Fulham 1–1
Leeds United 1–0
Leicester City 1–1
Liverpool 5–1
Manchester United 7–0
Nottingham Forest 4–2
Sheffield United 4–2
Sheffield Wednesday 3–1
Stoke City 2–1
Sunderland 2–2
Tottenham Hotspur 4–0
West Bromwich Albion 3–1
West Ham United 3–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

References

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


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