Game #2607
Aston Villa
11-2-6, 24 PTS
Saturday, 26 November 1960
Won
6th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 27,939
Sheffield Wednesday
Hillsborough
11-4-3, 26 PTS
Villa's fine form in their return to the top flight continues as they vanquish Wednesday at Hillsborough where the Sheffielders hadn't lost in 28 games. Villa sit sixth, level on points with Wolves in fifth and just two points off second place.
Sheffield Wednesday
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 30' |
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored his eighteenth in twenty two as Villa extend their unbeaten run to eight and win away in the League for the second time this season, Saturday, 26 November 1960.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 November 1960
⚽ | 7' Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Don Megson
⚽ | 30' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Peter McParland
🥅 | 41' Goal, 2-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Billy Griffin
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa extend their unbeaten run to eight games as they win away in the League for the second time this season to make it eleven wins, nine at home, two draws, both away and six defeats, five away, in nineteen games following their return to the top flight.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1934–35
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield Wednesday
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #97 |
Saturday, 26 November 1960
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jack Kelly | 🏴 | Chorley, -1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 97 | 🟩 | 52 🟨 18 🟥 27 | 1.79
Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Kelly | 🏴 | Chorley, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Jack Kelly
CARDS
Villa
None
Sheffield Wednesday
None
TEAM NEWS
Stan Lynn and Vic Crowe replace John Neal and Alan Deakin.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.11 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.46 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan O'Neill | 🏴 | 23.05 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Harry Catterick | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
GK Roy MacLaren | 🏴 |
LB Don Megson | 🏴 |
CB Peter Swan | 🏴 |
RB Peter Johnson | 🏴 |
M Tom McAnearney | 🏴 |
M Tony Kay | 🏴 |
W Alan Finney | 🏴 |
F Billy Griffin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Craig | 🏴 |
F Johnny Fantham | 🏴 |
CF Keith Ellis | 🏴 |
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
Wednesday XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
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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