Game #2620
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 1 February 1961
Won
4th Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
FA Cup
Attendance: 64,531
Peterborough United
Villa Park
Such was the fervour from Peterborough that 10,000 fans were locked out ahead of kick off and Posh did little to temper their expectations as the robust fourth division side but on a stirring display in defeat.
Aston Villa
2-1
Peterborough United
Assist(s) | Alan O'Neill | 49' | 62' |
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored a brace to beat fourth division Peterborough at the second attempt, Wednesday, 1 February 1961.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 1 February 1961
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Peterborough United
⚽ | 49' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Alan O'Neill
🥅 | 61' Goal, 1-1, (Peterborough United), Peter McNamee
⚽ | 62' Goal, 2-1, Peter McParland, Assist by Alan O'Neill
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Peterborough United
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa see off fourth division Peterborough in the FA Cup third round replay to make it just three defeats in twenty one.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Fred Potter made his sixth and final appearance for Villa aged 20 before moving on to Doncaster Rovers in July 1962.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Peterborough United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Peterborough United
Previous 5 vs. Peterborough: 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #35 |
Manager Game | #110 |
Wednesday, 1 February 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jack Kelly | 🏴 | Chorley, -1962
Kick off: 7.15pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 110 | 🟩 | 56 🟨 24 🟥 30 | 1.75
Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Kelly | 🏴 | Chorley, -1962 🆘
🆘 Probably should have given Villa at least two penalties for Peterborough's tackling offences in their box
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Jack Kelly
CARDS
Villa
None
Peterborough United
None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.22 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.65 |
Youngest Player |
GK Fred Potter | 🏴 | 20.19 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Jimmy Hagan | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Fred Potter | 🏴 | 🔴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
Peterborough United
GK Jack Walls | 🏴 |
D Dick Whittaker | 🇮🇪 |
CB Roy Banham | 🏴 |
LB Jim Walker | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Rayner | 🏴 |
M Keith Ripley | 🏴 |
W Billy Hails | 🏴 |
W Peter McNamee | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IF Dennis Emery | 🏴 |
F Ray Smith | 🏴 |
CF Terry Bly | 🏴 |
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
Peterborough XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
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
🔴 GK Fred Potter | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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