Game #2633
Aston Villa
14-8-14, 36 PTS
Monday, 3 April 1961
10th (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | 🚑 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Mike Kenning | 🏴 | 🔴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
F Jimmy McMorran | 🏴 | 🟢 |
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 3 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
Nigel Sims, Stan Lynn, Alan O’Neill and Jimmy McMorran replace Geoff Sidebottom, John Neal, Bobby Thomson and Ron Wylie.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.72 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.81 |
Youngest Player |
F Jimmy McMorran | 🏴 | 18.44 |
Villa lose heavily at Burnden Park and fall to 10th in the table with less than 24 hours before they face Bolton again looking for their first home League win of 1961.
Joe Mercer's Villa lose three successive games for the first time this season as they play their fifth game in twelve days and make it fourteen wins, eight draws and fourteen defeats in thirty six games following their return to the top flight.
Meanwhile, forward Jimmy McMorran made his debut appearance for Villa aged 18 after joining from school football in June 1958. Whilst, winger Mike Kenning made his third and final appearance for Villa aged 20 before moving on to Shrewsbury Town in May 1961.
Lost
0-3
🟥 3 Apr 1961, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🟢 | 1' Debut, Jimmy McMorran
🚑 | 20' Player injured on field of play, Jimmy Dugdale
🥅 | 22' Goal, 0-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Billy McAdams
🕒 | HT Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 63' Goal, 0-2, (Bolton Wanderers), Billy McAdams
🥅 | 68' Goal, 0-3, (Bolton Wanderers), Billy McAdams
🕒 | FT Bolton Wanderers 3-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #123 |
Monday, 3 April 1961
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
Referee: Unknown
Previous 5 vs. Bolton: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
🟢 F Jimmy McMorran | 🏴 | #484 | Youth team promotion
Final Appearances:
🔴 W Mike Kenning | 🏴 | 1961 🕒 3 | ✅ 3 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 - | #483 |
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 120 | 🟩 | 58 🟨 27 🟥 35 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
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Division One
Bolton Wanderers
11-9-16, 31 PTS
Burnden Park
Attendance: 20,334
GK Eddie Hopkinson | 🏴 |
RB Roy Hartle | 🏴 |
D Warwick Rimmer | 🏴 |
LB Syd Farrimond | 🏴 |
M Brian Pilkington | 🏴 |
M Graham Stanley | 🏴 |
M Bryan Edwards | 🏴 |
W Doug Holden | 🏴 |
F Billy McAdams | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Fred Hill | 🏴 |
CF Dennis Stevens | 🏴 |
Bill Ridding | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1957-58
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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