Game #2594
Aston Villa
5-1-3, 11 PTS
Saturday, 17 September 1960
Won
8th (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Manchester United
2-1-5, 5 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 43,593
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1
Manchester United
Assist(s) | Bobby Thomson | 33' | Gerry Hitchens | 52' |
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 September 1960
⚽ | 33' Goal, 1-0, Harry Burrows, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester United
⚽ | 52' Goal, 2-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🥅 | 56' Goal, 2-1, (Manchester United), Dennis Viollet
⚽ | 64' Goal, 3-1, Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Manchester United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 September 1960
Villa make it back to back wins as they beat 18th placed Manchester United with little difficulty.
Joe Mercer's Villa continue their 100% home win record to make it five wins, all at home, a draw and three defeats, all away, in nine games following their return to the top flight. As a result, Mercer has now won fifteen of the thirty seven games he has led Villa in division one, losing fifteen.
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #84 |
Saturday, 17 September 1960
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🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Robert Smith | 🏴 | Newport, 1955-1963
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 81 | 🟩 | 43 🟨 15 🟥 23 | 1.78
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Robert Smith | 🏴 | Newport, 1955-1963
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.95 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 31.51 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 18.82 |
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
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
Matt Busby | 🏴 |
Manchester United
GK Harry Gregg | 🇬🇧 |
LB Shay Brennan | 🇮🇪 |
CB Bill Foulkes | 🏴 |
CB Ron Cope | 🏴 |
M Johnny Giles | 🇮🇪 |
M Jimmy Nicholson | 🇬🇧 |
M Maurice Setters | 🏴 |
M Bobby Charlton | 🏴 |
W Albert Scanlon | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Albert Quixall | 🏴 |
CF Dennis Viollet | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
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
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
United XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park