Game #2586
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 20 August 1960
Aston Villa
3-2
Chelsea
Division One
Chelsea
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 43,776
Won
4th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 63' | Bobby Thomson | 67' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, helped Villa secure an opening day win back in the top flight after a season away, Saturday, 20 August 1960.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 August 1960
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea
⚽ | 63' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
⚽ | 67' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🥅 | 78' Goal, 2-1, (Chelsea), Derek Gibbs
⚽ | 79' Goal, 3-1, Bobby Thomson
🥅 | 80' Goal, 3-2, (Chelsea), Peter Brabrook
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Chelsea
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa open the 1960-61 season and their first season back in the top flight since 1958-59 with a win over a Chelsea side who narrowly avoided relegation alongside Villa's neighbours Birmingham in 1959-60. Villa's win was their first top flight victory since March 1959 and only the seventh in Mercer's now 73 game reign.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Chelsea
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #76 |
Saturday, 20 August 1960
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1954-1971
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 73 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 14 🟥 20 | 1.79
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1954-1971
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.45 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.19 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 23.43 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ted Drake | 🏴 |
Chelsea
GK Peter Bonetti | 🏴 |
RB John Sillett | 🏴 |
RB Peter Sillett | 🏴 |
M Bobby Evans | 🏴 |
M Terry Venables | 🏴 |
M Terry Bradbury | 🏴 |
W Frank Blunstone | 🏴 |
W Peter Brabrook | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Brooks | 🏴 |
CF Derek Gibbs | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Jimmy Greaves | 🏴 |
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
Chelsea 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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