Game #2647
Aston Villa
2-1-1, 5 PTS
Saturday, 2 September 1961
Won
8th (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 18,500
Sheffield United
Bramall Lane
2-1-2, 5 PTS
Sheffield United
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 42' | 68' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa beat Sheffield United in a par performance at Bramall Lane to lift themselves to eight in the table. Up next is the second leg of the inaugural League Cup Final with Villa carrying a 2-goal deficit...
KEY MAN
Derek Dougan, scored his third goal in two to earn Villa a second win in four League games, Saturday, 2 September 1961.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 September 1961
⚽ | 42' Goal, 1-0, Harry Burrows, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | HT Sheffield United 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 68' Goal, 2-0, Derek Dougan, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | FT Sheffield United 0-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa make it two wins, one draw and one defeat in four League games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1924–25
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield United
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #137 |
Saturday, 2 September 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Aston | 🏴 | Colchester, 1955-1963
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 134 | 🟩 | 64 🟨 31 🟥 39 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Aston | 🏴 | Colchester, 1955-1963
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Ken Aston
CARDS
Villa
None
Sheffield United
None
TEAM NEWS
Jimmy Dugdale replaces John Sleeuwenhoek.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.32 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.47 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 17.21 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John Harris | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
GK Alan Hodgkinson | 🏴 |
RB Cec Coldwell | 🏴 |
LB Graham Shaw | 🏴 |
M Joe Shaw | 🏴 |
M Brian Richardson | 🏴 |
M Len Allchurch | 🏴 |
M Gerry Summers | 🏴 |
M Billy Russell | 🏴 |
W Ron Simpson | 🏴 |
W Billy Hodgson | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace (ex) | 🏴 |
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
Sheffield United XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
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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