Game #2598
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 12 October 1960
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Terry Morrall | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
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 Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Terry Morrall | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
Wingers
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
Forwards
CF Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 3 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
Team News
Terry Morrall replaces Jimmy Dugdale.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.23 |
Oldest Player |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | 32.18 |
Youngest Player |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 19.59 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
4-1
🟩 12 Oct 1960, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 19' | Ron Wylie | 27' | 55' | Harry Burrows | 78' |
Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 19' | Jimmy MacEwan | 27' | Vic Crowe | 55' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 19' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Harry Burrows
⚽ | 27' Goal, 2-0, Ron Wylie, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🥅 | 37' Goal, 2-1, (Huddersfield Town), John Milner
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Huddersfield Town
⚽ | 55' Goal, 3-1, Ron Wylie, Assist by Vic Crowe
⚽ | 78' Goal, 4-1, Harry Burrows
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Huddersfield Town
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #13 |
Manager Game | #88 |
Wednesday, 12 October 1960
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: A. Edge | 🏴 | Liverpool
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: A. Edge | 🏴 | Liverpool
Linesmen: R. J. Garvey; A. Goodfellow
Previous 5 vs. Huddersfield: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 59 | 🟩 W26 (44% ) | 🟨 D15 | 🇺(69% ) | 🟥 L18 (31% ) | ⚽ 103 | 🥅 77 | GD 26
Match Stats
Not recorded
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 85 | 🟩 | 45 🟨 15 🟥 25 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
League Cup
Huddersfield Town
Villa Park
Attendance: 17,057
GK Ray Wood | 🏴 |
FB Brian Gibson | 🏴 |
CB John Coddington | 🏴 |
RB Bob Parker | 🏴 |
LH Gordon Low | 🏴 |
CH Ken Taylor | 🏴 |
RH John Milner | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Chris Balderstone | 🏴 |
CF Jim Kerray | 🏴 |
CF Derek Stokes | 🏴 |
CF Les Massie | 🏴 |
Eddie Boot | 🏴 |
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: 1925-26
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Ray Wood | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB John Coddington | 🏴 |
CB Ken Taylor | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Brian Gibson | 🏴 |
RB Bob Parker | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Gordon Low | 🏴 |
M John Milner | 🏴 |
M Chris Balderstone | 🏴 |
Forwards
CF Jim Kerray | 🏴 |
CF Derek Stokes | 🏴 |
CF Les Massie | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa cruise through their inaugural League Cup fixture with a straightforward win over second division Huddersfield.
Joe Mercer's Villa contest their first ever game in the League Cup and see off second division Huddersfield to progress to the third round.
What they Said
