Game #2597
Aston Villa
6-1-5, 13 PTS
Saturday, 8 October 1960
9th (+1)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Doug Winton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB John Neal | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช |
W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Harry Burrows | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Bobby Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Ron Wylie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 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: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB Doug Winton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB John Neal | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Wingers
W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Harry Burrows | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
CF Bobby Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ron Wylie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
F Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
W Jimmy Adam | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Team News
Nigel Sims, Jimmy Dugdale and Harry Burrows replace Kevin Keelan, Terry Morrall and Peter McParland.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.84 |
Oldest Player |
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช | 32.16 |
Youngest Player |
W Harry Burrows | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.58 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa bounce back from their disappointing home defeat to Leicester to easily take the points off Newcastle at Villa Park and climb back to 9th place as a result.
Joe Mercer's Villa bounce back from successive defeats to record their sixth win in seven at Villa Park. As a result, Villa make it six wins, all at home, a draw and five defeats, four away, in twelve games following their return to the top flight.
Starting XI
Won
2-0
๐ฉ 8 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Ron Wylie | 19' | Vic Crowe | 52' |
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 19' | Ron Wylie | 52' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 19' Goal, 1-0, Ron Wylie, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle United
โฝ | 52' Goal, 2-0, Vic Crowe, Assist by Ron Wylie
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle United
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #87 |
Saturday, 8 October 1960
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jack Sturgeon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Putney, 1960-1963
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Jack Sturgeon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Putney, 1960-1963
Linesmen: K. Cartwright; E. G. Dodge
Previous 5 vs. Newcastle: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 96 | ๐ฉ W38 (40% ) | ๐จ D17 | ๐บ(57% ) | ๐ฅ L41 (43% ) | โฝ 171 | ๐ฅ 158 | GD 13
Match Stats
Not recorded
Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
๐ 84 | ๐ฉ | 44 ๐จ 15 ๐ฅ 25 | 1.75
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Division One
Newcastle United
5-0-7, 10 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,336
GK Bryan Harvey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Bill McKinney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB George Heslop | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Alf McMichael | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Duncan Neale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W George Luke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Bobby Mitchell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Jimmy Wilson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W John Mitten | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Ivor Allchurch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CF Len White | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Charlie Mitten | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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: ๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1954-55
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Bryan Harvey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Bill McKinney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB George Heslop | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
LB Alf McMichael | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Midfielders
M Duncan Neale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W George Luke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Bobby Mitchell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Jimmy Wilson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W John Mitten | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Ivor Allchurch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CF Len White | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1960-61
Playing Squad
GK Fred Potter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #481 |
GK Geoff Sidebottom | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #482 |
GK Kevin Keelan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #479 |
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #453 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #450 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #485 |
CB Terry Morrall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #471 |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #488 |
FB Doug Winton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #468 |
FB Gordon Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #462 |
FB John Neal | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #472 |
RB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #422 |
M Alan Deakin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #474 |
M Mike Tindall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #476 |
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช | #447 |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #439 |
W Harry Burrows | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #475 |
W Jimmy Adam | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #469 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #470 |
W Mike Kenning | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #483 |
W Norman Ashe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #477 |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | #431 |
F Alan Baker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง ๓ ฟ | #486 |
F Alan O'Neill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #480 |
F Alfie Hale | ๐ฎ๐ช | #487 |
CF Bobby Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #473 |
CF Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #460 |
F Jimmy McMorran | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #484 |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #396 |
CF Ron Wylie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #467 |
