Game #2638
Aston Villa
16-9-15, 41 PTS
Wednesday, 19 April 1961
Leicester City
3-1
Aston Villa
Division One
Leicester City
17-8-14, 42 PTS
Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,219
Lost
9th (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 69' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Alfie Hale, made a goalscoring debut but Villa suffer a first defeat in five as the fixtures pile up, Wednesday, 19 April 1961.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 19 April 1961
🟢 | 1' Debut, Alfie Hale
🥅 | 6' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Hugh McIlmoyle
🥅 | 27' Goal, 0-2, (Leicester City), Ken Keyworth
🕒 | HT Leicester City 2-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 69' Goal, 1-2, Alfie Hale, Assist by Peter McParland
🥅 | 86' Goal, 1-3, (Leicester City), Hugh McIlmoyle
🕒 | FT Leicester City 3-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa's severe fixture congestion continues as they play their ninth game in twenty six days to make it sixteen wins, nine draws and fifteen defeats in forty games following their return to the top flight.
Meanwhile, forward Alfie Hale made a goalscoring debut for Villa aged 21 after joining from Waterford United for a fee of £4,500 in June 1960.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #53 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #128 |
Wednesday, 19 April 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Leslie Hamer | 🏴 | Bolton, -1968
Substitute Referee: W. North 22' to 45'
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 125 | 🟩 | 60 🟨 29 🟥 36 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Leslie Hamer | 🏴 | Bolton, -1968
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Alfie Hale (debut) and Peter McParland replace Harry Burrows and Jimmy McMorran.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.63 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.86 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 19.41 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
F Alfie Hale | 🇮🇪 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Matt Gillies | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK Gordon Banks | 🏴 |
D Len Chalmers | 🏴 |
CB Ian King | 🏴 |
CB Ian White | 🏴 |
LB Richie Norman | 🏴 |
M Colin Appleton | 🏴 |
W George Meek | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Walsh | 🏴 |
F Ken Keyworth | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Albert Cheesebrough | 🏴 |
CF Hugh McIlmoyle | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Leicester XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
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
🟢 F Alfie Hale | 🇮🇪 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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