Game #2621
Saturday, 4 February 1961
Attendance: 33,525
Drew
Division One
5th (+1)
Manchester United
WDDWD
Old Trafford
Manchester United
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Bobby Thomson, scored to earn Villa the draw, Saturday, 4 February 1961.
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa are held at Old Trafford and now have just three defeats in their last twenty two to make it thirteen wins, ten at home, five draws and nine defeats, seven away, in twenty seven games following their return to the top flight.
Meanwhile, Jimmy Adam made his final appearance for Villa aged 29 before moving on to Stoke City in July 1961. Adam played for Villa in 1959-60 and 1960-61 making 24 appearances and scoring 3 goals.
Aston Villa
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1956-57
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester United
Previous 5 vs. Manchester United: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #111 |
Saturday, 4 February 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | WDDWD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Manchester United
TEAM NEWS
Nigel Sims, Doug Winton and Jimmy Adam replace Fred Potter, Stan Lynn and Peter McParland.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.22 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 31.90 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan O’Neill | 23.24 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
FB Doug Winton |
FB John Neal |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Vic Crowe |
W Jimmy MacEwan |
W Jimmy Adam |
F Gerry Hitchens |
F Ron Wylie |
F Bobby Thomson |
F Alan O’Neill |
Manchester United
Pinner, Brennan, Cantwell, Foulkes, Nicholson, Stiles, Setters, Charlton (g), Dawson, Pearson, Quixall
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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