Game #2646
Aston Villa
1-1-1, 3 PTS
Monday, 28 August 1961
Drew
10th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 31,703
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Molineux
1-1-1, 3 PTS
Villa are held by ten man Wolves at Molineux in an exciting end to end game to remain 10th in the table. It's the second game in succession that an opposition player has retired from the field of play due to injury.
Wolves
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 64' |
KEY MAN
Derek Dougan, scored his first goals for the club - a brace - to earn Villa a draw at Molineux, Monday, 28 August 1961.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 28 August 1961
🥅 | 10' Goal, 0-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ted Farmer
💥 | 16' Player left field of play injured, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Johnny Harris
🥅 | 30' Goal, 0-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ted Farmer
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 62' Goal, 1-2, Derek Dougan
⚽ | 64' Goal, 2-2, Derek Dougan, Assist by Harry Burrows
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa make it one win, one draw and one defeat in three League games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1959-60
FIXTURE HISTORY
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Previous 5 vs. Wolves: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #136 |
Monday, 28 August 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: John Mitchell | 🏴 | Prescot, -1967
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 136 | 🟩 | 64 🟨 32 🟥 40 | 1.65
Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Mitchell | 🏴 | Prescot, -1967
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
John Mitchell
CARDS
Villa
None
Wolverhampton Wanderers
None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up for the first time this season.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.21 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.46 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 17.19 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Malcolm Finlayson | 🏴 |
LB Johnny Harris | 🏴 | ❌ |
RB Eddie Stuart | 🇿🇦 |
D Bill Slater | 🏴 |
M Ron Flowers | 🏴 |
M Eddie Clamp | 🏴 |
W Alan Hinton | 🏴 |
W Norman Deeley | 🏴 |
F Bobby Mason | 🏴 |
CF Ted Farmer | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Jimmy Murray | 🏴 |
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
Wolves XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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