Game #2630
Aston Villa
14-8-11, 36 PTS
Saturday, 25 March 1961
Drew
7th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
Division One
Burnley
17-5-10, 39 PTS
Turf Moor
Attendance: 17,726
🟨 25 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
Burnley
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 63' |
🟨 25 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 March 1961
🕒 | HT Burnley 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 63' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Ron Wylie
🥅 | 80' Goal, 1-1, (Burnley), Ian Lawson
🕒 | FT Burnley 1-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟨 25 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 March 1961
Villa concede late to lose the opportunity of a second successive league win in their condensed fixture schedule. Up next is struggling Albion on Tuesday.
Joe Mercer's Villa go four games unbeaten to make it fourteen wins, ten at home, eight draws and eleven defeats, eight away, in thirty three games following their return to the top flight.
🟨 25 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Burnley
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1959-60
🟨 25 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #120 |
Saturday, 25 March 1961
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🟨 25 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Harry Webb | 🏴 | Leeds, 1955-1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 117 | 🟩 | 58 🟨 27 🟥 32 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 25 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harry Webb | 🏴 | Leeds, 1955-1962
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 25 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gerry Hitchens replaces Alan O’Neill.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.80 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.03 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 19.34 |
🟨 25 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Harry Potts | 🏴 |
Burnley
GK Adam Blacklaw | 🏴 |
RB John Angus | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
LB Alex Elder | 🇬🇧 |
M Walter Joyce | 🏴 |
M Brian Miller | 🏴 |
M Gordon Harris | 🏴 |
M Jimmy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
W John Connelly | 🏴 |
F Ian Lawson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jimmy Robson | 🏴 |
🟨 25 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 25 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟨 25 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 25 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Burnley XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟨 25 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 25 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 25 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 25 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 25 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor