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League

1960-61

Division One

First Division
9th of 22

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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4th=

🟩 20 Aug 1960, Villa 3-2 Chelsea, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 63' | Gerry Hitchens | 67' | Bobby Thomson | 79' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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13th (-9)

🟥 22 Aug 1960, Villa 2-5 West Ham, Upton Park

Scorer(s) | Bobby Thomson | 17' | Gerry Hitchens | 41' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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16th (-3)

🟥 27 Aug 1960, Villa 3-5 Blackpool, Bloomfield

Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 60' | Gerry Hitchens | 66' | 79' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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11th (+5)

🟩 29 Aug 1960, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 69' | Bobby Thomson | 88' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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9th (+2)

🟩 3 Sep 1960, Villa 3-2 Everton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 9' | 15' | Bobby Thomson | 41' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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8th (+1)

🟨 7 Sep 1960, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian

Scorer(s) | Vic Crowe | 43' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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11th (-3)

🟥 10 Sep 1960, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 42' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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6th (+5)

🟩 12 Sep 1960, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Bobby Thomson | 33' | Harry Burrows | 36' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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8th (-2)

🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Harry Burrows | 33' | Bobby Thomson | 52' | Jimmy MacEwan | 64' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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9th (-1)

🟥 24 Sep 1960, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Scorer(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 65' | Gerry Hitchens | 79' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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10th (-1)

🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 53' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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9th (+1)

🟩 8 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Ron Wylie | 19' | Vic Crowe | 52' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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10th (-1)

🟥 15 Oct 1960, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury

Scorer(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 70' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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9th (+1)

🟩 22 Oct 1960, Villa 6-2 Birmingham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Alan O’Neill | 1' | 67' | Gerry Hitchens | 31' | 84' | 87' | Peter McParland | 49' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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9th (-)

🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 2' | Alan O’Neill | 41' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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6th (+3)

🟩 5 Nov 1960, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 35' | 46' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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6th (-)

🟨 12 Nov 1960, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale

Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 58' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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6th (-)

🟩 19 Nov 1960, Villa 2-1 Fulham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 42' | Ron Wylie | 57' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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6th (-)

🟩 26 Nov 1960, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 7' | Gerry Hitchens | 30' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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5th (+1)

🟩 3 Dec 1960, Villa 5-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Alan O’Neill | 20' | Gerry Hitchens | 34' | 55' (pen) | Peter McParland | 57' | Ron Wylie | 74' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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6th (-1)

🟥 10 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground

Scorer(s) | None

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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6th (-)

🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

Scorer(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 9' | Ron Wylie | 19' | Bobby Thomson | 57' | 58' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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6th (-)

🟥 24 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Wolves, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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6th (-)

🟥 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 80' | 85' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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6th (-)

🟨 31 Dec 1960, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 8' | 42' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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6th (-)

🟨 21 Jan 1961, Villa 2-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 24' | 29' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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6th (-)

🟨 4 Feb 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford

Scorer(s) | Bobby Thomson | 47' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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7th (-1)

🟥 11 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Stan Lynn | 63' (pen) |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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8th (-1)

🟥 25 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'

Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 62' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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7th (+1)

🟨 4 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 32' | Jimmy MacEwan | 73' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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8th (-1)

🟨 11 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 7' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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7th (+1)

🟩 22 Mar 1961, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison

Scorer(s) | Alan Deakin | 57' | Bobby Thomson | 80' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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7th (-)

🟨 25 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 63' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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9th (-1)

🟥 28 Mar 1961, Villa 0-1 Albion, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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8th (+1)

🟥 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 49' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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10th (-2)

🟥 3 Apr 1961, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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8th (+2)

🟩 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 8' | 61' | Peter McParland | 49' | Alan O’Neill | 89' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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8th (-)

🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 42' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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8th (-)

🟩 15 Apr 1961, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Bobby Thomson | 59' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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9th (-1)

🟥 19 Apr 1961, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street

Scorer(s) | Alfie Hale | 69' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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9th (-)

🟥 22 Apr 1961, Villa 1-4 Manchester City, Maine Road

Scorer(s) | Vic Crowe | 49' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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9th (-)

🟩 29 Apr 1961, Villa 4-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 5' | 68' | Bobby Thomson | 27' | Johnny Dixon | 70' |

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