Game #2639
Aston Villa
16-9-16, 41 PTS
Saturday, 22 April 1961
Manchester City
4-1
Aston Villa
Division One
Manchester City
12-10-18, 34 PTS
Maine Road
Attendance: 25,235
Lost
9th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 49' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Vic Crowe, scored but Villa lose a second successive defeat after playing their tenth game in just twenty nine days, Saturday, 22 April 1961.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 22 April 1961
🥅 | 11' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Joe Hayes
🥅 | 25' Goal, 0-2, (Manchester City), Colin Barlow
🥅 | 30' Goal, 0-3, (Manchester City), Denis Law
🥅 | 43' Goal, 0-4, (Manchester City), Denis Law
🕒 | HT Manchester City 4-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 49' Goal, 1-4, Vic Crowe, Assist by Harry Burrows
🕒 | FT Manchester City 4-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa's play their tenth game in twenty nine days to make it sixteen wins, nine draws and sixteen defeats in forty one games following their return to the top flight.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Manchester City
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1955-56
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~mv2.gif)
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #54 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #129 |
Saturday, 22 April 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jim Powell | 🏴 | Rotherham, -1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 126 | 🟩 | 60 🟨 29 🟥 37 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jim Powell | 🏴 | Rotherham, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
John Neal, Vic Crowe and Harry Burrows replace Stan Lynn, Peter McParland and Alan O’Neill.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.19 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.11 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 19.41 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 🚑 |
F Alfie Hale | 🇮🇪 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Les McDowall | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~mv2.gif)
Manchester City
GK Bert Trautmann | 🇩🇪 |
CB Barrie Betts | 🏴 |
D Dave Ewing | 🏴 |
LB Cliff Sear | 🏴 |
M Kenneth Barnes | 🏴 |
M Dave Wagstaffe | 🏴 |
M Alan Oakes | 🏴 |
W Colin Barlow | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Joe Hayes | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Gerry Baker | 🇺🇸 |
CF Denis Law | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~mv2.gif)
Manchester City XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Injury | 2 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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