Game #2611
Aston Villa
13-2-7, 28 PTS
Saturday, 17 December 1960
Won
6th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 23,805
Chelsea
Stamford Bridge
9-2-10, 20 PTS
Sublime Villa sweep aside Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and now sit just one point off second place in the table at the half way point of the season.
Chelsea
2-4
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Bobby Thomson | 9' | 19' | Alan Deakin | 57' |
KEY MAN
Bobby Thomson, scored a brace, made a brace, to help Villa do the double over Chelsea and make it thirteen wins in twenty two division one games this season, Saturday, 17 December 1960.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 December 1960
⚽ | 9' Goal, 1-0, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🥅 | 10' Goal, 1-1, (Chelsea), Jimmy Greaves
⚽ | 19' Goal, 2-1, Ron Wylie, Assist by Bobby Thomson
💥 | 44' Missed Penalty, (Chelsea), Peter Sillett
🕒 | HT Chelsea 1-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 57' Goal, 3-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Alan Deakin
⚽ | 58' Goal, 4-1, Bobby Thomson
🥅 | 76' Goal, 4-2, (Chelsea), Jimmy Greaves
🕒 | FT Chelsea 2-4 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa now have just a single defeat in their last twelve matches as they win away for the third time this season to make it thirteen wins, ten at home, two draws, both away and seven defeats, six away, in twenty two games following their return to the top flight.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Chelsea
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
FIXTURE HISTORY
Chelsea
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #101 |
Saturday, 17 December 1960
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Arthur Sparling | 🏴 | Grimsby, -1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 101 | 🟩 | 54 🟨 19 🟥 28 | 1.79
Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Sparling | 🏴 | Grimsby, -1965
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Arthur Sparling
CARDS
Villa
None
Chelsea
None
TEAM NEWS
Alan Deakin replaces Alan O’Neill.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.45 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 31.76 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 19.07 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Ted Drake | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Chelsea
GK Peter Bonetti | 🏴 |
RB Peter Sillett | 🏴 |
CF Ron Tindall | 🏴 |
LB Allan Harris | 🏴 |
M John Mortimore | 🏴 |
M Bobby Evans | 🏴 |
M Terry Venables | 🏴 |
W Peter Brabrook | 🏴 |
F Bobby Tambling | 🏴 |
F Johnny Brooks | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Greaves | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
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
Chelsea XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
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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