Game #2645
Aston Villa
1-0-1, 2 PTS
Saturday, 26 August 1961
Won
10th (+11)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 35,840
Chelsea
Villa Park
0-1-2, 1 PTS
Aston Villa
3-1
Chelsea
Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 7' | Derek Dougan | 46' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa score and win for the first time this season as Chelsea are well beaten at Villa Park with 17 year old Alan Baker star of the show.
KEY MAN
Harry Burrows, scored to help Villa to a first win of the season, Saturday, 26 August 1961.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 August 1961
⚽ | 7' Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Harry Burrows
🥅 | 24' Goal, 1-1, (Chelsea), Bobby Tambling
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Chelsea
⚽ | 46' Goal, 2-1, Harry Burrows, Assist by Derek Dougan
💥 | 65' Player left field of play injured, (Chelsea), Peter Sillett
⚽ | 78' Goal, 3-1, Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Chelsea
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa win for the first time this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Chelsea
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
FIXTURE HISTORY
Chelsea
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #135 |
Saturday, 26 August 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: John Bullough | 🏴 | Bolton, -1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 132 | 🟩 | 63 🟨 30 🟥 39 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Bullough | 🏴 | Bolton, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
John Bullough
CARDS
Villa
None
Chelsea
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Following successive defeats in the first two games of the season Joe Mercer makes five changes as Geoff Sidebottom, John Neal, Derek Dougan, Harry Burrows, John Sleeuwenhoek and Alan Baker replace Nigel Sims, Jimmy Dugdale, Peter McParland, Ron Wylie, Stan Lynn and Ralph Brown.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.20 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.45 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 17.19 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ted Drake | 🏴 |
Chelsea
GK Peter Bonetti | 🏴 |
RB John Sillett | 🏴 |
RB Peter Sillett | 🏴 |
CB Mel Scott | 🏴 |
CB Frank Upton | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Terry Venables | 🏴 |
W Mike Harrison | 🏴 |
W Peter Brabrook | 🏴 |
F David Cliss | 🏴 |
CF Bobby Tambling | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Ron Tindall | 🏴 |
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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
Chelsea XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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