Game #2595
Aston Villa
5-1-4, 11 PTS
Saturday, 24 September 1960
Lost
9th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 61,356
Tottenham Hotspur
White Hart Lane
10-0-0, 20 PTS
On paper another heavy defeat, and that was what the scoreline suggested, the reality was different however as Spurs, winning their 10th League game in a row, were taken all the way by Villa but nothing could match the superlative attacking skills of the North London side.
Tottenham Hotspur
6-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 65' | Jimmy MacEwan | 79' |
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored his ninth in ten but Villa lose on the road again, Saturday, 24 September 1960.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 September 1960
🥅 | 7' Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), White
🥅 | 19' Goal, 0-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), White
🥅 | 27' Goal, 0-3, (Tottenham Hotspur), Smith
🥅 | 30' Goal, 0-4, (Tottenham Hotspur), Terry Dyson
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 63' Goal, 0-5, (Tottenham Hotspur), Allen
⚽ | 65' Goal, 1-5, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
⚽ | 79' Goal, 2-5, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🥅 | 85' Goal, 2-6, (Tottenham Hotspur), Dave Mackay
🕒 | FT Tottenham Hotspur 6-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa lose on the road for the fourth time in five and have now suffered 2-5; 3-5; 1-4 and 2-6 defeats, conceding twenty whilst scoring eight. That form stands in stark contrast to Villa's 100% win record at home. As a result, Villa make it five wins, all at home, a draw and four defeats, all away, in ten games following their return to the top flight.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Tottenham Hotspur
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1950-51
FIXTURE HISTORY
Tottenham Hotspur
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #85 |
Saturday, 24 September 1960
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Leslie Hamer | 🏴 | Bolton, -1968
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-6
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 85 | 🟩 | 44 🟨 16 🟥 25 | 1.74
Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Leslie Hamer | 🏴 | Bolton, -1968
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Leslie Hamer
CARDS
Villa
None
Tottenham Hotspur
None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the third successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.97 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 31.53 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 18.84 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Bill Nicholson | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
Tottenham Hotspur
GK Bill Brown | 🏴 |
CB Maurice Norman | 🏴 |
RB Peter Baker | 🏴 |
LB Ron Henry | 🏴 |
M Dave Mackay | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Danny Blanchflower (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
M John White | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Terry Dyson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Cliff Jones | 🏴 |
F Les Allen | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Bobby Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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
Spurs 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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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