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Match details
1st Division
Villa Park | Sat 26 Mar 1966 at 15:00 UK local time
Aston Villa
0
-
3
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Tommy Lawrence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Gerry Byrne
4
Tommy Smith
5
Ron Yeats
(c)
6
Willie Stevenson
7
Ian Callaghan
8
Roger Hunt
9
Ian St John
10
Geoff Strong
11
Peter Thompson
Substitutes
12
Phil Chisnall
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Roger Hunt
42'
(Tommy Smith)
Ian Callaghan
49'
(Chris Lawler)
Roger Hunt
62'
(Ian St John)
Opposition Lineup
Colin Withers
Mick Wright
Charlie Aitken
Mike Tindall
John Sleeuwenhoek
Dave Pountney
Alan Baker
Willie Hamilton
Tony Hateley
Alan Deakin
Tony Scott
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.72
- Average age of the Aston Villa starting lineup: 24.26
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Aston Villa league position after match: 14
-
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Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Richard Taylor
Referee:
New HG
Attendance:
23,625
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
2697
League game number:
2439
View other results
14.08.1965 | 2 - 2 | Manchester United
21.08.1965 | 3 - 1 | Leicester City
25.08.1965 | 0 - 1 | Sheffield United
01.09.1965 | 0 - 0 | Sheffield United
04.09.1965 | 3 - 2 | Blackpool
06.09.1965 | 5 - 1 | West Ham United
11.09.1965 | 2 - 1 | Fulham
15.09.1965 | 1 - 1 | West Ham United
18.09.1965 | 1 - 2 | Tottenham Hotspur
25.09.1965 | 5 - 0 | Everton
29.09.1965 | 0 - 1 | Juventus
02.10.1965 | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa
09.10.1965 | 0 - 2 | Manchester United
13.10.1965 | 2 - 0 | Juventus
16.10.1965 | 2 - 0 | Newcastle United
23.10.1965 | 0 - 3 | West Bromwich Albion
30.10.1965 | 4 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
06.11.1965 | 2 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
13.11.1965 | 5 - 0 | Northampton Town
17.11.1965 | 5 - 2 | Blackburn Rovers
20.11.1965 | 0 - 0 | Stoke City
27.11.1965 | 2 - 1 | Burnley
01.12.1965 | 3 - 1 | Standard Liege
04.12.1965 | 1 - 0 | Chelsea
11.12.1965 | 4 - 2 | Arsenal
15.12.1965 | 2 - 1 | Standard Liege
18.12.1965 | 0 - 0 | Newcastle United
27.12.1965 | 0 - 1 | Leeds United
28.12.1965 | 1 - 0 | Leeds United
01.01.1966 | 2 - 1 | Manchester United
08.01.1966 | 1 - 0 | Arsenal
15.01.1966 | 2 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion
22.01.1966 | 1 - 2 | Chelsea
29.01.1966 | 1 - 0 | Leicester City
05.02.1966 | 4 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers
12.02.1966 | 4 - 0 | Sunderland
19.02.1966 | 4 - 1 | Blackpool
26.02.1966 | 0 - 2 | Fulham
01.03.1966 | 0 - 0 | Honved
08.03.1966 | 2 - 0 | Honved
12.03.1966 | 1 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
19.03.1966 | 0 - 0 | Everton
26.03.1966 | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa
06.04.1966 | 1 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
09.04.1966 | 0 - 0 | Northampton Town
11.04.1966 | 2 - 2 | Sunderland
14.04.1966 | 0 - 1 | Celtic
16.04.1966 | 2 - 0 | Stoke City
19.04.1966 | 2 - 0 | Celtic
23.04.1966 | 0 - 2 | Burnley
30.04.1966 | 2 - 1 | Chelsea
05.05.1966 | 1 - 2 | Borussia Dortmund
10.05.1966 | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
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1st Division table after the match
Overall
Home
Away
#
P
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
Liverpool
35
23
6
6
71
28
14
2
2
47
14
9
4
4
24
14
52
2
Burnley
34
19
6
9
69
42
12
3
2
40
18
7
3
7
29
24
44
3
Leeds United
32
17
8
7
62
31
11
4
2
40
13
6
4
5
22
18
42
4
Manchester United
32
15
11
6
63
43
10
7
0
40
15
5
4
6
23
28
41
5
Chelsea
31
17
6
8
49
38
7
4
4
18
14
10
2
4
31
24
40
6
Tottenham Hotspur
33
14
10
9
67
52
11
5
1
51
28
3
5
8
16
24
38
7
Everton
35
14
9
12
53
50
11
5
2
37
16
3
4
10
16
34
37
8
West Bromwich Albion
32
13
9
10
67
54
8
4
4
42
24
5
5
6
25
30
35
9
Leicester City
32
14
7
11
61
54
8
4
4
30
24
6
3
7
31
30
35
10
Stoke City
33
12
11
10
57
52
9
6
2
36
20
3
5
8
21
32
35
11
Sheffield United
33
11
11
11
42
50
8
6
2
29
21
3
5
9
13
29
33
12
Arsenal
33
10
10
13
52
58
7
6
4
33
26
3
4
9
19
32
30
13
West Ham United
34
11
8
15
55
69
9
4
4
38
29
2
4
11
17
40
30
14
Aston Villa
34
12
5
17
59
66
8
2
7
32
30
4
3
10
27
36
29
15
Nottingham Forest
33
11
7
15
45
59
10
2
4
27
18
1
5
11
18
41
29
16
Newcastle United
33
11
6
16
42
53
8
3
5
21
16
3
3
11
21
37
28
17
Sunderland
34
11
6
17
41
64
10
1
5
28
24
1
5
12
13
40
28
18
Blackpool
32
9
8
15
42
52
6
4
6
29
24
3
4
9
13
28
26
19
Sheffield Wednesday
30
10
6
14
39
49
8
4
3
24
13
2
2
11
15
36
26
20
Northampton Town
35
7
11
17
47
82
6
5
6
26
27
1
6
11
21
55
25
21
Fulham
33
9
5
19
51
70
7
3
6
26
26
2
2
13
25
44
23
22
Blackburn Rovers
31
7
4
20
50
68
6
1
8
27
23
1
3
12
23
45
18
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