Game #2578
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 March 1960
Aston Villa
0-1
Wolves
FA Cup
Wolverhampton Wanderers
The Hawthorns
Attendance: 55,596
Lost
Semi Final
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 March 1960
🥅 | 31' Goal, 0-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Norman Deeley
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa can't make it four top flight scalps in the Cup this season as they are beaten narrowly in the semi final by high flying Wolves who would go on to finish runners up in the first division this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1958-59
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #40 |
Manager Game | #68 |
Saturday, 26 March 1960
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Arthur Jobling | 🏴 | Morecambe, 1958-1963
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 65 | 🟩 | 35 🟨 13 🟥 17 | 1.82
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Jobling | 🏴 | Morecambe, 1958-1963
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Nigel Sims and Jimmy MacEwan replace Kevin Keelan and Jimmy Adam.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.05 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.79 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 23.03 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Malcolm Finlayson | 🏴 |
LB Gerry Harris | 🏴 |
D George Showell | 🏴 |
D Bill Slater | 🏴 |
M Ron Flowers | 🏴 |
M Eddie Clamp | 🏴 |
M Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
W Gerry Mannion | 🏴 |
W Norman Deeley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Mason | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Murray | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Wolves XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 :11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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