Aston Villa
Wednesday, 26 April 1961
1960-61
Semi Final
Drew
2-2
Burnley
League Cup
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,000
๐จ 26 Apr 1961, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 14' | Bobby Thomson | 21' |
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 21' |
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
๐ 127 | ๐ฉ | 60 ๐จ 30 ๐ฅ 37 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #2640
Match Record
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #55 |
Manager Game | #130 |
Wednesday, 26 April 1961
Game Record
Manager: Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: R. H. Windle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Chesterfield
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Score: ๐จ 2-2
AET Result: ๐จ Drew
AET Score: ๐จ 2-2 (3-3)
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Burnley: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ
Total ๐ 90 | ๐ฉ W41 (46% ) | ๐จ D21 | ๐บ(69% ) | ๐ฅ L28 (31% ) | โฝ 184 | ๐ฅ 141 | GD 43
Villa Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Head to Head
Opposition Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1959-60
Team News
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
F Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Stan Lynn and Ron Wylie replace John Neal and Alfie Hale.
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
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
Line Up & Subs
Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Harry Burrows | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
CF Ron Wylie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Bobby Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข ๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Harry Potts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Adam Blacklaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB John Angus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Tommy Cummings (mg) | 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
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Officials
Referee: R. H. Windle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Chesterfield
Linesmen: S. W. Plankl D. Markham
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Officials
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
On This Day
Wednesday, 26 April 1961
Matchday Squads
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Gordon Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Alan Deakin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Harry Burrows | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
CF Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ron Wylie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Bobby Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Goalkeepers
GK Adam Blacklaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Tommy Cummings (mg) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
RB John Angus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Alex Elder | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Midfielders
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 |
Wingers
W John Connelly | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Jimmy Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ray Pointer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Match Media
What they Said
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
FB Gordon Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐
27
โ
27
โฝ
๐ฅ
0
1
๐ฉ
6
๐จ
7
๐ฅ
14
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
๐
๐
โฝ
Sub 1
๐ฅ
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
1960-61
First Team Squad
GK Fred Potter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #481 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #453 |
Goalkeeper
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CB Terry Morrall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #471 |
Centre Back
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FB Gordon Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #462 |
Full Back
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M Alan Deakin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #474 |
Midfielder
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M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #439 |
Midfielder
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W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #470 |
Winger
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W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | #431 |
Winger
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F Alfie Hale | ๐ฎ๐ช | #487 |
Forward
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F Jimmy McMorran | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #484 |
Forward
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GK Geoff Sidebottom | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #482 |
Goalkeeper
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CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #450 |
Centre Back
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LB Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #488 |
Full Back
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FB John Neal | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #472 |
Full Back
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M Mike Tindall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #476 |
Midfielder
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W Harry Burrows | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #475 |
Winger
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W Mike Kenning | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #483 |
Winger
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F Alan Baker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #486 |
Forward
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CF Bobby Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #473 |
Forward
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F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #396 |
Forward
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GK Kevin Keelan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #479 |
Goalkeeper
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CB John Sleeuwenhoek | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #485 |
Centre Back
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FB Doug Winton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #468 |
Full Back
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RB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #422 |
Full Back
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M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช | #447 |
Midfielder
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W Jimmy Adam | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #469 |
Winger
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W Norman Ashe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #477 |
Winger
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F Alan O'Neill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #480 |
Forward
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CF Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #460 |
Forward
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CF Ron Wylie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #467 |
Forward
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Matchday Programme
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