Game #2593
Aston Villa
4-1-3, 9 PTS
Monday, 12 September 1960
Won
6th (+5)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 32,958
Cardiff City
Villa Park
2-2-4, 6 PTS
Aston Villa
2-1
Cardiff City
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 33' | Bobby Thomson | 36' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa get swift revenge over Cardiff for their Ninian Park defeat but the welshmen take it in the least sportmanlike fashion possible. Villa climb to 6th.
KEY MAN
Harry Burrows, scored his first of the season as Villa make it four wins from four at home so far this season, Monday, 12 September 1960.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 12 September 1960
🥅 | 11' Goal, 0-1, (Cardiff City), Derek Tapscott
⚽ | 33' Goal, 1-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
⚽ | 36' Goal, 2-1, Harry Burrows, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Cardiff City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Cardiff City
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa return to Villa Park to face fellow promoted side Cardiff and continue their 100% home win record to make it four wins, all at home, a draw and three defeats, all away, in eight games following 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 | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #83 |
Monday, 12 September 1960
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: John Bullough | 🏴 | Bolton, -1961
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 80 | 🟩 | 42 🟨 15 🟥 23 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Bullough | 🏴 | Bolton, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Cardiff City
None
TEAM NEWS
Doug Winton, Terry Morrall and Alan Deakin replace Stan Lynn, Pat Saward and Jimmy Dugdale.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.94 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 31.50 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 18.81 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Terry Morrall | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bill Jones | 🏴 |
Cardiff City
GK Graham Vearncombe | 🏴 |
LB Alec Milne | 🏴 |
D Danny Malloy | 🏴 |
D Alan Harrington | 🏴 |
M Colin Baker | 🏴 |
M Graham Moore | 🏴 |
M Steve Gammon | 🏴 |
W Johnny Watkins | 🏴 |
W Brian Walsh | 🏴 |
F Peter Donnelly | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Derek Tapscott | 🏴 |
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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
Cardiff XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 |
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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