Game #2591
Wednesday, 7 September 1960
Attendance: 35,000
Drew
Division One
7th (+2)
Cardiff City
LLWWD
Ninian Park
Cardiff City
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Vic Crowe, scored to earn Villa a first away point of the season, Wednesday, 7 September 1960.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
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
Cardiff City
FIXTURE HISTORY
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 |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | LLWWD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Cardiff City
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
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 |
W Jimmy Adam |
F Bobby Thomson |
F Gerry Hitchens |
F Ron Wylie |
Cardiff City
Vearncombe, Milne, Malloy, Harrington, Baker, Gammon, Watkins, Walsh, Tapscott (g), Edgley, Donnelly. Manager: Bill Jones.
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
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