Game #2610
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 13 December 1960
Drew
4th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
League Cup
Attendance: 12,117
Plymouth Argyle
Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-3
Plymouth Argyle
Assist(s) | Not recorded due to foggy conditions
MATCH SUMMARY
With the original fixture postponed 24 hours before due to fog, Villa face Plymouth a day late in what were barely different conditions. Villa fall two behind despite Plymouth losing their 'keeper for 20 minutes in the first half and equalise with 20 minutes remaining to set up a replay at Home Park.
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored a brace to earn Villa a replay against the plucky Pilgrims, Tuesday, 13 December 1960.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 13 December 1960
🥅 | 6' Goal, 0-1, (Plymouth Argyle), Wilf Carter
💥 | 17' Player leaves field of play injured, (Plymouth Argyle), Geoff Barnsley
💥 | 38' Player returns to field of play, (Plymouth Argyle), Geoff Barnsley
🥅 | 39' Goal, 0-2, (Plymouth Argyle), Peter Anderson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Plymouth Argyle
⚽ | 48' Goal, 1-2, Peter McParland
⚽ | 56' Goal, 2-2, Peter McParland
🥅 | 61' Goal, 2-3, (Plymouth Argyle), Johnny Williams
⚽ | 70' Goal, 3-3, Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-3 Plymouth Argyle
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa face second division Plymouth in the fourth round of the League Cup and have to settle for a replay at Home Park after the spritely Pilgrims put three past the Villa back line.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Plymouth Argyle
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Plymouth Argyle
Previous 5 vs. Plymouth: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #25 |
Manager Game | #100 |
Tuesday, 13 December 1960
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Reg Leafe | 🏴 | Nottingham, -1960
Kick off: 7.15pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 97 | 🟩 | 52 🟨 18 🟥 27 | 1.79
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Reg Leafe | 🏴 | Nottingham, -1960
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Plymouth Argyle
None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the third successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.81 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 31.75 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan O'Neill | 🏴 | 23.10 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Neil Dougall | 🏴 |
Plymouth Argyle
GK Geoff Barnsley | 🏴 |
LB Bryce Fulton | 🏴 |
CB Gordon Fincham | 🏴 |
D George Robertson | 🏴 |
CH John Newman | 🏴 |
WH Johnny Williams | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IF Wilf Carter | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IF Jim McAnearney | 🏴 |
W Peter Anderson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Billy Wright | 🏴 |
CF George Kirby | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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
Plymouth XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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