Game #2587
Aston Villa
1-0-1, 2 PTS
Monday, 22 August 1960
West Ham United
5-2
Aston Villa
Division One
West Ham United
1-0-1, 2 PTS
Upton Park
Attendance: 28,959
Lost
13th (-9)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Assist(s) | Pat Saward | 17' | Peter McParland | 41' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored his second in two as Villa suffer a heavy reverse at Upton Park, Monday, 22 August 1960.
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 22 August 1960
🥅 | 14' Goal, 0-1, (West Ham United), Phil Woosnam
⚽ | 17' Goal, 1-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Pat Saward
🥅 | 37' Goal, 1-2, (West Ham United), Dave Dunmore
🥅 | 40' Goal, 1-3, (West Ham United), John Dick
⚽ | 41' Goal, 2-3, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT West Ham United 3-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 58' Goal, 2-4, (West Ham United), John Bond
💥 | 70' Player injured on field of play, Jimmy MacEwan
🥅 | 88' Goal, 2-5, (West Ham United), Malcolm Musgrove
🕒 | FT West Ham United 5-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa follow up an opening day win with defeat to West Ham, the defeat is Joe Mercer's thirteenth in thirty top flight matches as Villa boss and makes it a win and a defeat in two division one games so far this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
West Ham United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2792464b5a694ffa86b0ca40a0be296a~mv2.gif)
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #77 |
Monday, 22 August 1960
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 2-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-5
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 74 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 14 🟥 21 | 1.77
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.46 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.20 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 23.44 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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 Fenton | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2792464b5a694ffa86b0ca40a0be296a~mv2.gif)
West Ham United
GK Brian Rhodes | 🏴 |
LB Noel Cantwell | 🇮🇪 |
D Ken Brown | 🏴 |
CB Bobby Moore | 🏴 |
RB John Bond | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Andy Malcolm | 🏴 |
W Mike Grice | 🏴 |
W Malcolm Musgrove | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F John Dick | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dave Dunmore | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2792464b5a694ffa86b0ca40a0be296a~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2792464b5a694ffa86b0ca40a0be296a~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2792464b5a694ffa86b0ca40a0be296a~mv2.gif)
West Ham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2792464b5a694ffa86b0ca40a0be296a~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
None
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2792464b5a694ffa86b0ca40a0be296a~mv2.gif)
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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