Game #2596
Aston Villa
5-1-5, 11 PTS
Saturday, 1 October 1960
10th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
GK Kevin Keelan | 🏴 | 🔴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Terry Morrall | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
CF Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Kevin Keelan | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Terry Morrall | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
Wingers
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
Forwards
CF Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
Team News
Kevin Keelan, Peter McParland and Pat Saward replace Nigel Sims, Harry Burrows and Alan Deakin.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.97 |
Oldest Player |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | 32.15 |
Youngest Player |
GK Kevin Keelan | 🏴 | 19.75 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
🔴 GK Kevin Keelan | 🏴 | 1960 🕒 5 | ✅ 5 🔁 (-) | 🥅 2.20 | ⛔ 20% | 🇺 - | #479 |
Lost
1-3
🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 53' |
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 53' |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 4' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Jimmy Walsh
🥅 | 14' Goal, 0-2, (Leicester City), Jimmy Walsh
🥅 | 44' Goal, 0-3, (Leicester City), Gordon Wills
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-3 Leicester City
⚽ | 53' Goal, 1-3, Peter McParland, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-3 Leicester City
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #86 |
Saturday, 1 October 1960
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Harry New | 🏴 | Portsmouth, 1960-1975
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Officials
Referee: Harry New | 🏴 | Portsmouth, 1960-1975
Linesmen: F. D. Booth; A. Guise
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 34 | 🟩 W11 (32% ) | 🟨 D4 | 🇺(44% ) | 🟥 L19 (56% ) | ⚽ 72 | 🥅 89 | GD -17
Match Stats
Not recorded
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 83 | 🟩 | 43 🟨 15 🟥 25 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Leicester City
4-2-5, 10 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,623
GK Gordon Banks | 🏴 |
CB Ian King | 🏴 |
CB Tony Knapp | 🏴 |
CB Frank McLintock | 🏴 |
LB Richie Norman | 🏴 |
M Colin Appleton | 🏴 |
M Howard Riley | 🏴 |
W Gordon Wills | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ken Leek | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Walsh | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Albert Cheesebrough | 🏴 |
Matt Gillies | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Gordon Banks | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Ian King | 🏴 |
CB Tony Knapp | 🏴 |
CB Frank McLintock | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB Richie Norman | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Colin Appleton | 🏴 |
M Howard Riley | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Gordon Wills | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Ken Leek | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Walsh | 🏴 |
F Albert Cheesebrough | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
'Keeper Kevin Keelan comes in for Nigel Sims and things don't go too well as Villa ship three in the first '45 having looked out of sorts from the first minute. Villa's 100% home win record is gone.
Joe Mercer's Villa lose their 100% home win record as they are defeated at Villa Park for the first time in six. As a result, Villa make it five wins, all at home, a draw and five defeats, four away, in eleven games following their return to the top flight.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Kevin Keelan made his final appearance for Villa aged 19 before moving on to Stockport County in April 1961. Keelan played for Villa in 1959-60 and 1960-61 making five appearances.
Starting XI
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Sub 5
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Match Media
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