Game #2591
Aston Villa
3-1-2, 7 PTS
Wednesday, 7 September 1960
Drew
8th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 35,000
Cardiff City
Ninian Park
2-2-2, 6 PTS
Villa miss a penalty at Ninian Park and miss the chance for three consecutive wins.
Cardiff City
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
Vic Crowe, scored to earn Villa a first away point of the season, Wednesday, 7 September 1960.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 7 September 1960
⚽ | 43' Goal, 1-0, Vic Crowe
🕒 | HT Cardiff City 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 55' Goal, 1-1, (Cardiff City), Derek Tapscott
💥 | 57' Missed Penalty, Stan Lynn
💥 | Player injured on field of play, Jimmy Adam
🕒 | FT Cardiff City 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa secure their first away point of the season as they are held by fellow promoted side Cardiff at Ninian Park to make it three wins, all at home, a draw and two defeats, both away, on their return to the top flight.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27
FIXTURE HISTORY
Cardiff City
Previous 5 vs. Cardiff: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #81 |
Wednesday, 7 September 1960
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jim Finney | 🏴 | Hereford, 1959-1972
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 81 | 🟩 | 42 🟨 16 🟥 23 | 1.75
Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jim Finney | 🏴 | Hereford, 1959-1972
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Jim Finney
CARDS
Villa
None
Cardiff City
None
TEAM NEWS
Jimmy Adam replaces Peter McParland.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.77 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.24 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 23.48 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Bill Jones | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 | 🚑 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
Cardiff City
GK Graham Vearncombe | 🏴 |
LB Alec Milne | 🏴 |
D Danny Malloy | 🏴 |
D Alan Harrington | 🏴 |
M Colin Baker | 🏴 |
M Steve Gammon | 🏴 |
W Johnny Watkins | 🏴 |
W Brian Walsh | 🏴 |
F Peter Donnelly | 🏴 |
F Derek Tapscott | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Brian Edgley | 🏴 |
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
Cardiff XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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