1964–65 Aston Villa F.C. season

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Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present)
League Cup
Semi–Finals
Second City Derby
30--20--23

The

Football League, this season playing in the Football League First Division
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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

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. ISBN 0907969542
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  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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