Game #2608
Aston Villa
12-2-6, 26 PTS
Saturday, 3 December 1960
5th (+1)
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
Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟨 Vic Crowe
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Matchday Squad:
None
John Neal replaces Stan Lynn.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.78 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 31.72 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan O'Neill | 🏴 | 23.07 |
A terrible refereeing performance cannot stop Villa as they trounce an opportunistic Manchester City side who without the official's help would never even have been in the game.
Joe Mercer's Villa extend their unbeaten run to nine games with seven wins as they hammer Manchester minnows City to make it twelve wins, ten at home, two draws, both away and six defeats, five away, in twenty games following their return to the top flight.
Won
5-1
🟩 3 Dec 1960, Villa 5-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Alan O’Neill | 20' | Gerry Hitchens | 34' | 55' (pen) | Peter McParland | 57' | Ron Wylie | 74' |
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 20' | Vic Crowe | 34' | Jimmy MacEwan | 57' |
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 5' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Denis Law
⚽ | 20' Goal, 1-1, Alan O'Neill, Assist by Peter McParland
⚽ | 34' Goal, 2-1, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Vic Crowe
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City
⚽ | 55' Goal, 3-1, Gerry Hitchens, pen
⚽ | 67' Goal, 4-1, Peter McParland, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🟨 | Booking, Vic Crowe for retaliation after a clear obstruction, referee Reid took no action against the original incident
⚽ | 74' Goal, 5-1, Ron Wylie, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Manchester City
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #98 |
Saturday, 3 December 1960
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Fred Reid | 🏴 | Letchworth, 1960
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Referee: Fred Reid | 🏴 | Letchworth, 1960
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
Total 🕒 87 | 🟩 36 | 🟨 20 | 🟥 31 | ⚽ 153 | 🥅 140 |
League 🕒 81 | 🟩 34 | 🟨 19 | 🟥 28 | ⚽ 144 | 🥅 127 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 12 |
Home 🕒 45 | 🟩 28 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 7 | ⚽ 97 | 🥅 48 |
Away 🕒 41 | 🟩 8 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 23 | ⚽ 55 | 🥅 70 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 6 |
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 95 | 🟩 | 52 🟨 17 🟥 26 | 1.82
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Manchester City
7-4-7, 18 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,093
GK Bert Trautmann | 🇩🇪 |
CB Barrie Betts | 🏴 |
CB Jackie Plenderleith | 🏴 |
LB Cliff Sear | 🏴 |
M Kenneth Barnes | 🏴 |
M David Shawcross | 🏴 |
W Clive Colbridge | 🏴 |
F George Hannah | 🏴 |
F Joe Hayes | 🏴 |
CF Gerry Baker | 🇺🇸 |
CF Denis Law | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Les McDowall | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
None
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1955-56
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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