Game #2639
Aston Villa
Saturday, 22 April 1961
Lost
9th (-)
DDWLL
Division One
Attendance: 25,235
Manchester City
Maine Road
Manchester City
4-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
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.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 22 April 1961
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
Manchester City
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #54 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #129 |
Saturday, 22 April 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-4 |
Last 5 Games | DDWLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Manchester City
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
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
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 |
Manchester City
Trautmann, Betts, Ewing, Sear, Barnes, Barlow (g), Oakes, Law (g) (g), Hayes (g), Wagstaffe, Baker. Manager: Les McDowall.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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