Game #2636
Aston Villa
Monday, 10 April 1961
Drew
Semi Final
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
League Cup
Attendance: 16,094
Burnley
Turf Moor
Burnley
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa's fifth game in nine days sees them come away from Turf Moor all square in the League Cup Semi Final. Having been made to play the fixture within 48 hours of their League match at Fulham it's scarcely believeable that the second leg is not scheduled for over a fortnight away. Quite why the rush to play the first leg so soon to Villa's detriment is mystifying.
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored for the second successive game as Villa secure a draw in the first leg of the League Cup semi final, Monday, 10 April 1961.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 10 April 1961
🥅 | 30' Goal, 0-1, (Burnley), Miller
⚽ | 35' Goal, 1-1, Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | HT Burnley 1-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Burnley 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's play their eighth game in nineteen days as they face off against high-flying top flight outfit Burnley in the first leg of the inaugural League Cup semi final and secure a draw at Turf Moor ahead of the Villa Park return leg.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Burnley
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1959-60
FIXTURE HISTORY
Burnley
Previous 5 vs. Burnley: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #51 |
Manager Game | #126 |
Monday, 10 April 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Arthur Holland | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1959-1964
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 123 | 🟩 | 59 🟨 29 🟥 35 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Holland | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1959-1964
🆘 Terrible refereeing denies Villa two penalty kicks for offences which took place in the area but for which free kicks were awarded just outside.
Previous 5:
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Cards: None
Arthur Holland
CARDS
Villa
None
Burnley
None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Wylie and Alan O’Neill replace Bobby Thomson and Alan Baker.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.62 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.83 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 19.38 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
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 Jimmy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
M Gordon Harris | 🏴 |
W John Connelly | 🏴 |
F Ron Fenton | 🏴 |
CF Ray Pointer | 🏴 |
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
Burnley XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
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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