Game #2587
Monday, 22 August 1960
Attendance: 28,959
Lost
Division One
13th (-9)
West Ham United
WWLWL
Upton Park
West Ham United
5-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored his second in two as Villa suffer a heavy reverse at Upton Park, Monday, 22 August 1960.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
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
West Ham United
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. West Ham: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #77 |
Monday, 22 August 1960
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 2-5 |
Last 5 Games | WWLWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
West Ham United
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
MANAGER
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 |
West Ham United
Rhodes, Cantwell, Moore, Bond (g), Brown, Malcolm, Musgrove (g), Dunmore (g), Grice, Dick (g), Woosnam (ex) (g). Manager: Ted Fenton.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES