Game #2607
Aston Villa
11-2-6, 24 PTS
Saturday, 26 November 1960
6th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
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 | 🏴 |
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
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
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 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
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Won
2-1
🟩 26 Nov 1960, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 7' | Gerry Hitchens | 30' |
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 30' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 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
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #97 |
Saturday, 26 November 1960
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jack Kelly | 🏴 | Chorley, 1955-1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Jack Kelly | 🏴 | Chorley, 1955-1962
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 83 | 🟩 W42 (51% ) | 🟨 D8 | 🇺(60% ) | 🟥 L33 (40% ) | ⚽ 185 | 🥅 149 | GD 36
Match Stats
Not recorded
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 94 | 🟩 | 51 🟨 17 🟥 26 | 1.81
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
11-4-3, 26 PTS
Hillsborough
Attendance: 27,939
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 | 🏴 |
Harry Catterick | 🏴 |
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: 1934–35
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
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.
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.
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Match Media
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