Game #2623
Aston Villa
13-5-10, 31 PTS
Saturday, 11 February 1961
Lost
7th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 50,786
Tottenham Hotspur
Villa Park
24-2-3, 50 PTS
Aston Villa
1-2
Tottenham Hotspur
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa are beaten by champions elect Spurs to continue an unwanted record of post-war defeats against the North London side. Villa face Tottenham again the following week - this time in the FA Cup.
KEY MAN
Stan Lynn, scored from the spot but Villa lose for the first time in nine, Saturday, 11 February 1961.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 11 February 1961
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
🥅 | 46' Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Bobby Smith
🥅 | 57' Goal, 0-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Terry Dyson
⚽ | 63' Goal, 1-2, Stan Lynn, pen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa lose for the first time in nine and lose only their third game at home this season to make it thirteen wins, ten at home, five draws and ten defeats, seven away, in twenty eight games following their return to the top flight.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Tottenham Hotspur
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1950-51
FIXTURE HISTORY
Tottenham Hotspur
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #113 |
Saturday, 11 February 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Collinge | 🏴 | Hale, -1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 110 | 🟩 | 56 🟨 24 🟥 30 | 1.75
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Collinge | 🏴 | Hale, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Ken Collinge
CARDS
Villa
None
Tottenham Hotspur
None
TEAM NEWS
Peter McParland and John Neal replace Harry Burrows and Doug Winton.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.34 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.67 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 19.22 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bill Nicholson | 🏴 |
Tottenham Hotspur
GK Bill Brown | 🏴 |
CB Maurice Norman | 🏴 |
RB Peter Baker | 🏴 |
LB Ron Henry | 🏴 |
M Dave Mackay | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
M John White | 🏴 |
W Terry Dyson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Cliff Jones | 🏴 |
F Les Allen | 🏴 |
CF Bobby Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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
Spurs XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
LB 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
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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