Game #2590
Aston Villa
3-0-2, 6 PTS
Saturday, 3 September 1960
Aston Villa
3-2
Everton
Division One
Everton
2-0-3, 4 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,864
Won
9th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Pat Saward | 9' | Bobby Thomson | 15' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored a brace to make it seven goals in five as Villa record successive top flight wins for the first time since March 1959, Saturday, 3 September 1960.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 September 1960
⚽ | 9' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Pat Saward
⚽ | 15' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🥅 | 22' Goal, 2-1, (Everton), Derek Temple
💥 | Player injured on field of play, Peter McParland
⚽ | 41' Goal, 3-1, Bobby Thomson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-1 Everton
🥅 | 75' Goal, 3-2, (Everton), Roy Vernon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Everton
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa make it successive League wins in the top flight for the first time this season and the first time since March 1959. As a result Villa make it three wins, all at home, and two defeats, both away, on their return to the top flight with thirteen goals scored and fifteen conceded. Villa's latest win is just their thirteenth in thirty three top flight games under Mercer.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Everton
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1938-39
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #80 |
Saturday, 3 September 1960
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Archie Murdoch | 🏴 | Sheffield, -1960
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 77 | 🟩 | 41 🟨 14 🟥 22 | 1.78
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Archie Murdoch | 🏴 | Sheffield, -1960
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up and has now played the same team for the fourth time in five games.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.49 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.23 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 23.47 |
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
Johnny Carey | 🇮🇪 |
Everton
GK Albert Dunlop | 🏴 |
RB Alex Parker | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Jones | 🏴 |
CB Brian Labone | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gabriel | 🏴 |
M Brian Harris | 🏴 |
W Tommy Ring | 🏴 |
W Derek Temple | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Collins | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Harris | 🏴 |
CF Roy Vernon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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
Everton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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