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Game #2602

Aston Villa

9-1-6, 19 PTS

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Saturday, 5 November 1960

6th (+3)

Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Neal | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |

Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

None

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57

Matchday Squad:

None

Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.

Starting XI Average Age
| 27.71 |

Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 31.65 |

Youngest Player |
F Alan O'Neill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 22.99 |

  • Villa beat reigning champions Burnley as their current excellent form raises them to 6th in the table in no small part due to Gerry Hitchens' 15 goals in 16 league games so far this season.

  • Joe Mercer's Villa make it three successive wins for the first time this season and the first time in the top flight since April 1956. As a result, Villa make it nine wins, eight at home, a draw and six defeats, five away, in sixteen games following their return to the top flight.

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Won

2-0

🟩 5 Nov 1960, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 35' | 46' |

Assist(s) | Alan O'Neill | 35' | Peter McParland | 46' |

Match Timeline:

⚽ | 35' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Alan O'Neill
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Burnley
⚽ | 46' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Burnley

Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #92 |
Saturday, 5 November 1960

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Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingham, 1956-1971
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingham, 1956-1971

Previous 5 vs. Burnley: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨

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Not recorded

Debut Appearances:

None

Final Appearances:

None

Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964

🕒 89 | 🟩 | 48 🟨 15 🟥 26 | 1.79

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

Referee:

VAR (from 2021)

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
207
🟩
91
🟨
0
207
🟨
47
🟥
0
0
🟥
69
2
🥅
51
316
FB John Neal | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
63
🟩
38
🟨
0
63
🟨
10
🟥
0
0
🟥
15
0
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
206
🟩
91
🟨
0
206
🟨
48
🟥
0
3
🟥
67
1
FB Doug Winton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
29
🟩
14
🟨
0
29
🟨
5
🟥
0
0
🟥
10
0
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
192
🟩
82
🟨
0
192
🟨
38
🟥
0
5
🟥
72
9
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
280
🟩
107
🟨
2
280
🟨
69
🟥
0
97
🟥
104
50
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
121
🟩
62
🟨
0
121
🟨
19
🟥
0
70
🟥
40
28
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
85
🟩
48
🟨
0
85
🟨
13
🟥
0
10
🟥
24
18
Sub 2
Games
Results
Cards
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Player Profile
Sub 4
Games
Results
Cards
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Player Profile
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
50
🟩
31
🟨
0
50
🟨
8
🟥
1
8
🟥
11
20
F Alan O'Neill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
3
🟩
3
🟨
0
3
🟨
0
🟥
0
3
🟥
0
1
CF Bobby Thomson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
56
🟩
34
🟨
0
56
🟨
9
🟥
0
28
🟥
13
14
Sub 1
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔁
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
Player Profile
Sub 3
Games
Results
Cards
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🔥
🟩
🟨
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🟥
🟥
Player Profile
Sub 5
Games
Results
Cards
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🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
Player Profile

Division One

Burnley

10-0-6, 20 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 35,772

GK Adam Blacklaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Angus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Alex Elder | 🇬🇧 |
M Walter Joyce | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jimmy Adamson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Brian Miller | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Brian Pilkington | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jimmy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
W John Connelly | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jimmy Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Ray Pointer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Harry Potts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

None

League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1959-60

Matchday Squad:

Not Recorded

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