Game #2604
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 15 November 1960
Drew
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
League Cup
Attendance: 7,677
Preston North End
Deepdale
Villa take the lead three times and are pegged back with Preston's final equaliser coming in the last minute ahead of a Villa Park replay.
Preston North End
3-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 5' | Peter McParland | 40' |
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored his sixteenth in nineteen as Villa are held to a draw in the third round of the League Cup, Tuesday, 15 November 1960.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 15 November 1960
⚽ | 5' Goal, 1-0, Alan O'Neill, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🥅 | 26' Goal, 1-1, (Preston North End), Tommy Thompson
⚽ | 40' Goal, 2-1, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Preston North End 1-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 50' Goal, 2-2, (Preston North End), Davie Sneddon
⚽ | 85' Goal, 3-2, Bobby Thomson
🥅 | 89' Goal, 3-3, (Preston North End), John Wylie
🕒 | FT Preston North End 3-3 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa play at Deepdale for the second successive game and second time in four games as they contest the third round of the inaugural League Cup. Despite scoring three away from home, Preston secure a replay at Villa Park as the fixtures begin to pile up for Mercer's men.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937–38
FIXTURE HISTORY
Preston North End
Previous 5 vs. Preston: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #19 |
Manager Game | #94 |
Tuesday, 15 November 1960
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 94 | 🟩 | 49 🟨 18 🟥 27 | 1.76
Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
CARDS
Villa
None
Preston North End
None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the fourth successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.73 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 31.67 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan O'Neill | 🏴 | 23.02 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Cliff Britton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Preston North End
Not Recorded
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
Not Recorded
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
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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