1965-66 - Part three (Goals galore)

Posted by Tony Hutton


SATURDAY 16TH OCTOBER, 1965

LEAGUE DIVISION ONE AT VILLA PARK, BIRMINGHAM                 Attendance 41,455

ASTON VILLA 1 (Pountney) WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1 (Astle)

Withers; Wright, Aitken; Tindall, Sleeuenhoek, Deakin;
MacLeod, Hamilton, Pountney, Woosnam, Scott;

Sheppard; Cram, Fairfax; Lovett, Jones, Fraser;
Brown, Astle, Kaye, Hope, Clark;

Match report from the Birmingham Post.

SATURDAY 23RD OCTOBER, 1965

LEAGUE DIVISION ONE AT THE HAWTHORNS, WEST BROMWICH

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 3 (Brown, Clark, Kaye) LIVERPOOL 0

Sheppard; Cram, Fairfax; Lovett, Jones, Fraser;
Brown, Crawford, Kaye, Hope, Clark; Sub Graham Williams

Lawrence; Lawlor, Byrne; Strong, Yeats, Stevenson;
Callaghan, Hunt, St. John, Smith, Thompson; Sub Graham

Match report from The Observer.

Snippets from the Sports Argus report.

SATURDAY 30TH OCTOBER, 1965

LEAGUE DIVISION ONE AT VILLA PARK, BIRMINGHAM           Attendance 23,247

ASTON VILLA 2 (Scott, Hateley) SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 0

Withers; Wright, Aitken; Tindall, Sleeuwenhoek, Deakin;
MacLeod, Hamilton, Hateley, Woosnam, Scott; Sub Pountney

Springett; Hill, Noble; Smith B., Mobley, Young;
Wilkinson, Quinn, Hickton, McCalliog, Ford; Sub Woodall

Referee:- A.R.C. Waller, Bromley, Kent

Match report from Sports Argus.

Match report from Birmingham Post

SATURDAY 6TH NOVEMBER, 1965

LEAGUE DIVISION ONE AT THE HAWTHORNS, WEST BROMWICH

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 6 (Wilson, Brown 2, Lovett 2, Clark)          Attendance 20,170
FULHAM 2 (Leggatt, Robson)


Sheppard; Cram, Fairfax; Lovett, Jones, Fraser;
Clark, Brown A., Kaye, Hope, Wilson; Sub Howshall

Macedo; Cohen, Nicholls; Brown S., Keetch, Robson;
Key, Leggatt, Dempsey, Haynes, Dyson; Sub O'Connell

Match report from the Birmingham Post.

Match report from the Birmingham Mail.

Match report from the Sunday Express.

Snippets from the Sports Argus.

WEDNESDAY 10TH NOVEMBER, 1965

FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP 4TH ROUND REPLAY AT THE HAWTHORNS, WEST BROMWICH    Attendance 32,000

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 6 (Astle 3, Brown 2, Fraser) COVENTRY CITY 1 (Machin)

Sheppard; Cram, Fairfax; Lovett, Jones, Fraser;
Brown, Astle, Kaye, Hope, Clark;

Wesson; Kearns, Harris; Farmer, Curtis, Hill;
Rees, Hale, Hudson, Roberts, Machin;

Referee:- E. Crawford, Doncaster.

 SATURDAY 13TH NOVEMBER, 1965

F.A. CUP FIRST ROUND AT FELLOWS PARK, WALSALL

WALSALL  6 (Clarke 2, Summers, Satchwell, Kirkby 2)           Attendance 11,651
SWANSEA TOWN 3 (Gregg og., Todd, McLaughlin)

Carling; Gregg, Harris; Summers, Bennett, Atthey;
Satchwell, Clarke, Kirby, McMorran, Ford;

Heyes; Evans R., Hughes; Williams, Johnson, McGuigan;
Humphries, McLaughlin, Todd, Allchurch, Evans B.;

Referee:- D. Wells, Luton

Match report from the Wolverhampton Sporting Star.

Match report from the Sunday Express.

                                                                                                                                                                                    

1965-66 - Part two (Walsall & West Brom.)

Posted by Tony Hutton


TUESDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER, 1965

LEAGUE DIVISION THREE AT FELLOWS PARK, WALSALL

WALSALL 2 (Clarke 2) PETERBOROUGH UNITED 0        Attendance 16,643

Carling; Gregg, Haris; Sissons, Bennett, Atthey;
Satchwell, Clarke, Kirby, McMorran, Morris;

Duff; Johnson, Burkes; Crowe, Rankmore, Wright;
Barnes, Beasley, Hollow, Byrne, Crawford;

Walsall go top of the league.

Match report from Birmingham Post.

WEDNESDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER, 1965

LEAGUE DIVISION ONE AT THE HAWTHORNS, WEST BROMWICH

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1 (Astle) EVERTON 1 (Young)                 Attendance 25,550

Potter; Cram, Williams G.; Howshall, Jones, Fraser;
Brown, Astle, Kaye, Lovett, Hope;

West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Harris;
Shaw, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Temple;

                                              Before tonight's game

                             

Match report from Birmingham Mail.

Match report from Birmingham Post.

SATURDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1965                          Attendance 20,000

LEAGUE DIVISION ONE AT THE HAWTHORNS, WEST BROMWICH

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 6 (Setters og., Kaye 3, Cram pen., Brown)
STOKE CITY 2 (Vernon, Dobing)

Potter; Cram, Williams G.; Lovett, Jones, Fraser;
Brown, Astle, Kay, Hope, Clark;

Leslie; Palmer, Skeels; Violett, Kinnell, Setters;
Bebbington, McIlroy, Dobing, Vernon, Burrows;

Referee:- S.J. Kayley, Preston


Match report from Sunday Express.

Match report from Sports Argus.

WEDNESDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER, 1965                                 Attendance 40,168

FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP AT THE HAWTHORNS, WEST BROMWICH

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 3 (Brown 2, Bennett og)  WALSALL 1 (Taylor)

Potter; Cram, Fairfax; Lovett, Jones, Fraser;
Brown, Astle, Kaye, Hope, Clark;

Carling; Gregg, Harris; Sissons, Bennett, Atthey;
Satchwell, Clarke, Kirby, McMorran, Taylor;


What a game to celebrate my wedding anniversary! Local derby between our two local teams in front of a huge crowd, many of whom were there to cheer on the Third Division under dogs Walsall, including my wife who got quite excited when her home town team scored.

Match report from Birmingham Post.

Match report from Birmingham Mail.

SATURDAY 2ND OCTOBER, 1965                             Attendance 23,000

LEAGUE DIVISION ONE AT THE HAWTHORNS, WEST BROMWICH

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1 (Fraser) CHELSEA 2 (Bridges, Graham)

Potter; Cram, Fairfax; Lovett, Jones, Fraser;
Brown, Astle, Kaye, Hope, Wilson;

Bonetti; Hinton, Harris; Hollins, Young, Boyle;
Murray, Graham, Bridges, Venables, Tambling; sub Fascione (for Hollins)

Match report from Birmingham Post.

Match report from Sunday Express.

SATURDAY 9TH OCTOBER, 1965

LEAGUE DIVISION THREE AT FELLOWS PARK, WALSALL

WALSALL 3 (Clarke 2, Harrison) READING  0

Carling; Gregg, Harris; Sissons, Bennett, Atthey;
Satchwell, Clarke, Kirby, McMorran, Taylor;

Dixon; Evans, Meldrum; Thornhill, Spiers, Travers;
Knight, Cook, Terry, Allen, Fairchild;

Referee:- J. Parkinson, Blackburn.













Match report from Sunday Express.