Colin Withers

Date of birth21 March 1940
Place of birthBirmingham
NationalityEnglish
Height1.91 m
PositionGoalkeeper
Died28 December 2020

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Birmingham City 01 May 1957 01 Nov 1964
Aston Villa 01 Nov 1964 01 Jun 1969
Lincoln City 01 Jun 1969 30 Jun 1970

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1964-65 Aston Villa FA Cup 5 4
1964-65 Aston Villa League Cup 2 2
1964-65 Aston Villa League Division One 25 17 7
1965-66 Aston Villa FA Cup 1 1
1965-66 Aston Villa League Cup 3 3
1965-66 Aston Villa League Division One 38 16 15
1966-67 Aston Villa FA Cup 2 1 1
1966-67 Aston Villa League Cup 1 1
1966-67 Aston Villa League Division One 42 19 18
1967-68 Aston Villa FA Cup 2 1
1967-68 Aston Villa League Cup 1 1
1967-68 Aston Villa League Division Two 34 21 5
1968-69 Aston Villa League Division Two 7 5


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
21 Nov 1964 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa L 4-0 League Division One
28 Nov 1964 Aston Villa v Burnley W 1-0 League Division One
05 Dec 1964 Sheffield United v Aston Villa L 4-2 League Division One
12 Dec 1964 Leeds United v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
19 Dec 1964 Aston Villa v Arsenal W 3-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1964 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa W 0-1 League Division One
02 Jan 1965 Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa L 5-1 League Division One
09 Jan 1965 Aston Villa v Coventry City W 3-0 FA Cup 3rd round
16 Jan 1965 Aston Villa v Blackpool W 3-2 League Division One
20 Jan 1965 Aston Villa v Chelsea L 2-3 League Cup Semi-final 1st leg
30 Jan 1965 Sheffield United v Aston Villa W 0-2 FA Cup 4th round
06 Feb 1965 Aston Villa v Liverpool L 0-1 League Division One
10 Feb 1965 Chelsea v Aston Villa D 1-1
Agg: 4-3 		League Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
13 Feb 1965 Birmingham City v Aston Villa W 0-1 League Division One
20 Feb 1965 Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 1-1 FA Cup 5th round
24 Feb 1965 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa D 0-0 FA Cup 5th round replay
27 Feb 1965 West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa L 3-1 League Division One
01 Mar 1965 Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 1-3 FA Cup 5th round 2nd replay
13 Mar 1965 Everton v Aston Villa L 3-1 League Division One
15 Mar 1965 Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa L 3-1 League Division One
20 Mar 1965 Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest W 2-1 League Division One
22 Mar 1965 Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 3-2 League Division One
27 Mar 1965 Stoke City v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
31 Mar 1965 Aston Villa v West Ham United L 2-3 League Division One
03 Apr 1965 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur W 1-0 League Division One
10 Apr 1965 Burnley v Aston Villa D 2-2 League Division One
12 Apr 1965 Aston Villa v Birmingham City W 3-0 League Division One
17 Apr 1965 Aston Villa v Sheffield United W 2-1 League Division One
19 Apr 1965 Leicester City v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
20 Apr 1965 Aston Villa v Leicester City W 1-0 League Division One
24 Apr 1965 Fulham v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
28 Apr 1965 Aston Villa v Manchester United W 2-1 League Division One
21 Aug 1965 Sheffield United v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
23 Aug 1965 Aston Villa v Leeds United L 0-2 League Division One
28 Aug 1965 Aston Villa v Leicester City D 2-2 League Division One
01 Sep 1965 Leeds United v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
04 Sep 1965 Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa W 0-2 League Division One
06 Sep 1965 Aston Villa v Sunderland W 3-1 League Division One
11 Sep 1965 Aston Villa v Blackpool W 3-0 League Division One
15 Sep 1965 Sunderland v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
18 Sep 1965 Fulham v Aston Villa W 3-6 League Division One
21 Sep 1965 Swansea Town v Aston Villa W 2-3 League Cup 2nd round
25 Sep 1965 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur W 3-2 League Division One
02 Oct 1965 Liverpool v Aston Villa L 3-1 League Division One
09 Oct 1965 Newcastle United v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
13 Oct 1965 Sunderland v Aston Villa W 1-2 League Cup 3rd round
16 Oct 1965 Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion D 1-1 League Division One
23 Oct 1965 Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa W 1-2 League Division One
30 Oct 1965 Aston Villa v Sheffield Wednesday W 2-0 League Division One
03 Nov 1965 Fulham v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Cup 4th round
06 Nov 1965 Northampton Town v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
04 Dec 1965 Arsenal v Aston Villa D 3-3 League Division One
11 Dec 1965 Aston Villa v Everton W 3-2 League Division One
01 Jan 1966 Aston Villa v Newcastle United W 4-2 League Division One
08 Jan 1966 Everton v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
15 Jan 1966 Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest W 3-0 League Division One
22 Jan 1966 Aston Villa v Leicester City L 1-2 FA Cup 3rd round
29 Jan 1966 Aston Villa v Sheffield United L 0-2 League Division One
05 Feb 1966 Leicester City v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
07 Feb 1966 Aston Villa v West Ham United L 1-2 League Division One
11 Feb 1966 West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa D 2-2 League Division One
19 Feb 1966 Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers W 3-1 League Division One
26 Feb 1966 Blackpool v Aston Villa W 0-1 League Division One
05 Mar 1966 West Ham United v Aston Villa L 4-2 League Division One
12 Mar 1966 Aston Villa v Fulham L 2-5 League Division One
19 Mar 1966 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa D 5-5 League Division One
26 Mar 1966 Aston Villa v Liverpool L 0-3 League Division One
06 Apr 1966 Aston Villa v Manchester United D 1-1 League Division One
09 Apr 1966 Stoke City v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
16 Apr 1966 Aston Villa v Burnley W 2-1 League Division One
27 Apr 1966 Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
30 Apr 1966 Aston Villa v Arsenal W 3-0 League Division One
09 May 1966 Manchester United v Aston Villa L 6-1 League Division One
16 May 1966 Chelsea v Aston Villa W 0-2 League Division One
20 Aug 1966 Aston Villa v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
22 Aug 1966 Aston Villa v Sheffield Wednesday L 0-1 League Division One
27 Aug 1966 Arsenal v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
31 Aug 1966 Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
03 Sep 1966 Aston Villa v Manchester City W 3-0 League Division One
05 Sep 1966 Aston Villa v Southampton L 0-1 League Division One
10 Sep 1966 Blackpool v Aston Villa W 0-2 League Division One
14 Sep 1966 West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa L 6-1 League Cup 2nd round
17 Sep 1966 Aston Villa v Chelsea L 2-6 League Division One
24 Sep 1966 Leicester City v Aston Villa L 5-0 League Division One
01 Oct 1966 Aston Villa v Liverpool L 2-3 League Division One
08 Oct 1966 Aston Villa v Leeds United W 3-0 League Division One
15 Oct 1966 West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
22 Oct 1966 Aston Villa v Sheffield United D 0-0 League Division One
29 Oct 1966 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa W 0-1 League Division One
05 Nov 1966 Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion W 3-2 League Division One
12 Nov 1966 Fulham v Aston Villa L 5-1 League Division One
19 Nov 1966 Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League Division One
26 Nov 1966 Burnley v Aston Villa L 4-2 League Division One
03 Dec 1966 Aston Villa v Manchester United W 2-1 League Division One
10 Dec 1966 Stoke City v Aston Villa L 6-1 League Division One
17 Dec 1966 Newcastle United v Aston Villa W 0-3 League Division One
26 Dec 1966 Sunderland v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
27 Dec 1966 Aston Villa v Sunderland W 2-1 League Division One
31 Dec 1966 Aston Villa v Arsenal L 0-1 League Division One
14 Jan 1967 Aston Villa v Blackpool W 3-2 League Division One
21 Jan 1967 Chelsea v Aston Villa L 3-1 League Division One
28 Jan 1967 Preston North End v Aston Villa W 0-1 FA Cup 3rd round
04 Feb 1967 Aston Villa v Leicester City L 0-1 League Division One
11 Feb 1967 Liverpool v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
18 Feb 1967 Liverpool v Aston Villa L 1-0 FA Cup 4th round
25 Feb 1967 Leeds United v Aston Villa W 0-2 League Division One
04 Mar 1967 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur D 3-3 League Division One
18 Mar 1967 Sheffield United v Aston Villa D 3-3 League Division One
24 Mar 1967 West Ham United v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
25 Mar 1967 Aston Villa v Stoke City W 2-1 League Division One
28 Mar 1967 Aston Villa v West Ham United L 0-2 League Division One
01 Apr 1967 Everton v Aston Villa L 3-1 League Division One
08 Apr 1967 Aston Villa v Fulham D 1-1 League Division One
15 Apr 1967 Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa L 3-0 League Division One
19 Apr 1967 Manchester City v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
22 Apr 1967 Aston Villa v Burnley L 0-1 League Division One
29 Apr 1967 Manchester United v Aston Villa L 3-1 League Division One
06 May 1967 Aston Villa v Everton L 2-4 League Division One
13 May 1967 Southampton v Aston Villa L 6-2 League Division One
19 Aug 1967 Norwich City v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division Two
23 Aug 1967 Plymouth Argyle v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division Two
26 Aug 1967 Aston Villa v Rotherham United W 3-1 League Division Two
28 Aug 1967 Aston Villa v Plymouth Argyle L 0-1 League Division Two
02 Sep 1967 Derby County v Aston Villa L 3-1 League Division Two
05 Sep 1967 Queens Park Rangers v Aston Villa L 3-0 League Division Two
09 Sep 1967 Aston Villa v Preston North End W 1-0 League Division Two
13 Sep 1967 Northampton Town v Aston Villa L 3-1 League Cup 2nd round
16 Sep 1967 Charlton Athletic v Aston Villa L 3-0 League Division Two
23 Sep 1967 Aston Villa v Crystal Palace L 0-1 League Division Two
30 Sep 1967 Middlesbrough v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division Two
07 Oct 1967 Aston Villa v Birmingham City L 2-4 League Division Two
14 Oct 1967 Millwall v Aston Villa W 1-2 League Division Two
21 Oct 1967 Aston Villa v Blackpool W 3-2 League Division Two
04 Nov 1967 Aston Villa v Carlisle United W 1-0 League Division Two
11 Nov 1967 Ipswich Town v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division Two
18 Nov 1967 Aston Villa v Hull City L 2-3 League Division Two
25 Nov 1967 Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa W 2-3 League Division Two
02 Dec 1967 Aston Villa v Huddersfield Town D 0-0 League Division Two
16 Dec 1967 Aston Villa v Norwich City W 4-2 League Division Two
23 Dec 1967 Rotherham United v Aston Villa W 0-2 League Division Two
26 Dec 1967 Cardiff City v Aston Villa L 3-0 League Division Two
30 Dec 1967 Aston Villa v Cardiff City W 2-1 League Division Two
06 Jan 1968 Aston Villa v Derby County W 2-1 League Division Two
27 Jan 1968 Aston Villa v Millwall W 3-0 FA Cup 3rd round
03 Feb 1968 Crystal Palace v Aston Villa W 0-1 League Division Two
10 Feb 1968 Aston Villa v Middlesbrough L 0-1 League Division Two
17 Feb 1968 Aston Villa v Rotherham United L 0-1 FA Cup 4th round
24 Feb 1968 Birmingham City v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division Two
30 Mar 1968 Carlisle United v Aston Villa W 1-2 League Division Two
06 Apr 1968 Aston Villa v Ipswich Town D 2-2 League Division Two
13 Apr 1968 Hull City v Aston Villa L 3-0 League Division Two
15 Apr 1968 Portsmouth v Aston Villa D 2-2 League Division Two
16 Apr 1968 Aston Villa v Portsmouth W 1-0 League Division Two
20 Apr 1968 Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers D 1-1 League Division Two
27 Apr 1968 Huddersfield Town v Aston Villa D 0-0 League Division Two
04 May 1968 Aston Villa v Bristol City L 2-4 League Division Two
10 Aug 1968 Sheffield United v Aston Villa L 3-1 League Division Two
17 Aug 1968 Aston Villa v Fulham D 1-1 League Division Two
19 Aug 1968 Aston Villa v Millwall D 1-1 League Division Two
24 Aug 1968 Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division Two
14 Sep 1968 Aston Villa v Hull City D 1-1 League Division Two
18 Sep 1968 Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa L 4-1 League Division Two
21 Sep 1968 Birmingham City v Aston Villa L 4-0 League Division Two


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.