Game #2617
Aston Villa

Monday, 9 January 1961
3rd Round
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Doug Winton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB John Neal | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Alan Deakin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐ฅ |
CF Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Ron Wylie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Bobby Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 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: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB Doug Winton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB John Neal | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Alan Deakin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Forwards
CF Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ron Wylie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Bobby Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
F Alan OโNeill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.52 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 31.82 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.13 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa score 4 in the mud, could have had 8, and see off Rovers in one of the most one-sided games imaginable. The conditions didn't help of course but Villa have their first win since beating Chelsea on 17 December.
Joe Mercer's Villa face Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup third round replay at Villa Park just two days after the original fixture.
Starting XI

Won
4-0
๐ฉ 9 Jan 1961, Villa 4-0 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Bobby Thomson | 16' | 29' | Gerry Hitchens | 48' | 61' |
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 16' | Peter McParland | 29' | Bobby Thomson | 48' | Ron Wylie | 61' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 16' Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
โฝ | 29' Goal, 2-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Peter McParland
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Bristol Rovers
โฝ | 48' Goal, 3-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Bobby Thomson
โฝ | 61' Goal, 4-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Ron Wylie
๐ | FT Aston Villa 4-0 Bristol Rovers
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #32 |
Manager Game | #107 |
Monday, 9 January 1961
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Roger Woan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | London, 1958-1963
Kick off: 7.15pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-0
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Roger Woan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | London, 1958-1963
Linesmen: G. W. Lee; L. D. D. Maddocks
Match Stats
Not recorded
Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
๐ 104 | ๐ฉ | 54 ๐จ 21 ๐ฅ 29 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
FA Cup
Bristol Rovers
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,542
GK Howard Radford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
RB Doug Hillard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB David Pyle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D John Frowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Peter Sampson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ray Mabbutt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Peter Hooper | ๐ฐ๐ช |
W George Petherbridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dai Ward | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CF Alfie Biggs | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ted Purdon | ๐ฟ๐ฆ |
Bert Tann | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Howard Radford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB David Pyle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D John Frowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
RB Doug Hillard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Peter Sampson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ray Mabbutt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Peter Hooper | ๐ฐ๐ช |
Wingers
W George Petherbridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Dai Ward | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CF Alfie Biggs | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ted Purdon | ๐ฟ๐ฆ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1960-61
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