"Do you want to bet against us?"
Ron Saunders, 14th April 1981
Game #2640
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 26 April 1961
Drew
Semi Final
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
League Cup
Attendance: 24,000
Burnley
Villa Park
The last thing Villa need after this season of fixture mismanagement but that's what they get as Burnley fightback from two down in the second leg of the League Cup semi final to set up a replay at Old Trafford. That game is scheduled for 2 May, The final was scheduled for the 1st and 4th May. Someone wasn't looking at the calendar obviously. There was now no expectation that the League Cup would be concluded this season. All this could have been avoided but the authorities were totally unprepared for a third competition and inflexible in their accomodation of it.
Aston Villa
2-2
Burnley
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 21' |
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored as Villa and Burnley can't be separated in the second leg of the League Cup semi final, Wednesday, 26 April 1961.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 26 April 1961
โฝ | 14' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens
โฝ | 21' Goal, 2-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Burnley
๐ฅ
| 46' Goal, 2-1, (Burnley), Jimmy Robson
๐ฅ
| 60' Goal, 2-2, (Burnley), Jimmy McIlroy
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Burnley
๐ | AET Aston Villa 2-2 Burnley
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's play their eleventh game in thirty three days as they face off against high-flying top flight outfit Burnley in the second leg of the inaugural League Cup semi final but the two sides still cannot be split necessitating a replay in this already most of congested seasons.
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Burnley
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1959-60
FIXTURE HISTORY
Burnley
Previous 5 vs. Burnley: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #55 |
Manager Game | #130 |
Wednesday, 26 April 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 2-2
AET Result: ๐จ Drew
AET Score: ๐จ 2-2
Aggregate Result: ๐จ Drew
Aggregate Score: ๐จ 3-3
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Stan Lynn and Ron Wylie replace John Neal and Alfie Hale.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.10 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 32.88 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.42 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Harry Potts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Gordon Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alan Deakin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Jimmy MacEwan |
W Harry Burrows | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
F Ron Wylie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Bobby Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Burnley
GK Adam Blacklaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB John Angus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Tommy Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Alex Elder | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Walter Joyce | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Adamson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy McIlroy | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Gordon Harris | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W John Connelly | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jimmy Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Ray Pointer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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 ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
Burnley XI:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
โ
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Halfโจ
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
โ
Match Symbols:
โ
โฝ | Goal
๐ฅ | Assist
๐ | Substitution
๐จ | Booking
๐ฅ | Sending off
๐ | Poor refereeing performance
๐ข : Debut ๐ด : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES