Game #2589
Aston Villa
2-0-2, 4 PTS
Monday, 29 August 1960
Won
11th (+5)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 30,000
West Ham United
Villa Park
2-0-2, 4 PTS
Aston Villa
2-1
West Ham United
Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 88' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa get swift revenge for their heavy Upton Park defeat as a winner two minutes from time clinches their second two-point haul of the season.
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored his fifth in four as Villa secured two wins from two at Villa Park on their return to the top flight, Monday, 29 August 1960.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 29 August 1960
🥅 | 18' Goal, 0-1, (West Ham United), Dave Dunmore
💥 | Player injured on field of play, Nigel Sims
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 West Ham United
⚽ | 69' Goal, 1-1, Gerry Hitchens
⚽ | 88' Goal, 2-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Ron Wylie
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 West Ham United
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa return to Villa Park after successive away games and turn the tables on West Ham - their conquerers at Upton Park two games earlier. As a result Villa make it two wins, both at home, and two defeats, both away, on their return to the top flight with ten goals scored and thirteen conceded.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
West Ham United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
West Ham United
Previous 5 vs. West Ham: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #79 |
Monday, 29 August 1960
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 76 | 🟩 | 40 🟨 14 🟥 22 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
West Ham United
None
TEAM NEWS
Nigel Sims and Ron Wylie replace Kevin Keelan and Harry Burrows as Joe Mercer names the same line up for the third time in four games.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.48 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.22 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 23.46 |
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 Fenton | 🏴 |
West Ham United
GK Brian Rhodes | 🏴 |
LB Noel Cantwell | 🇮🇪 |
D Ken Brown | 🏴 |
CB Bobby Moore | 🏴 |
RB John Bond | 🏴 |,
W Malcolm Musgrove | 🏴 |
W Mike Grice | 🏴 |
F Andy Smillie | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
CF Dave Dunmore | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Geoff Hurst | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
West Ham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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