Game #2607
Saturday, 26 November 1960
Attendance: 27,939
Won
Division One
6th (-)
Sheffield Wednesday
DDWWW
Hillsborough
Sheffield Wednesday
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
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
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
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 |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | DDWWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
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
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
MacLaren, Swan, Johnson, Megson, McAnearney, Kay, Griffin (g), Ellis, Craig, Finney, Fantham. Manager: Harry Catterick.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES