Game #2649
Aston Villa
2-1-2, 5 PTS
Saturday, 9 September 1961
Aston Villa
2-4
West Ham United
Division One
West Ham United
3-2-2, 8 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,000
Lost
17th (-9)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 46' | Jimmy MacEwan | 58' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored his second in two but Villa lose to West Ham, Saturday, 9 September 1961.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 September 1961
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Ham United
⚽ | 46' Goal, 1-0, Vic Crowe, Assist by Harry Burrows
🥅 | 47' Goal, 1-1, (West Ham United), John Dick
⚽ | 58' Goal, 2-1, Peter McParland, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🥅 | 62' Goal, 2-2, (West Ham United), Tony Scott
🥅 | 64' Goal, 2-3, (West Ham United), John Dick
🥅 | 74' Goal, 2-4, (West Ham United), Alan Sealey
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-4 West Ham United
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa, fresh from winning the inaugural League Cup, return to League action but lose at home to West Ham to make it two wins, one draw and two defeats in five Division One games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
West Ham United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #139 |
Saturday, 9 September 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Geoff Hartley | 🏴 | Southport, 1960-1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 136 | 🟩 | 65 🟨 31 🟥 40 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Geoff Hartley | 🏴 | Southport, 1960-1965
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 12 Nov 1960, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Alan Baker replaces Bobby Thomson.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.62 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.49 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 17.23 |
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 Alan Baker | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Greenwood | 🏴 |
West Ham United
GK Lawrie Leslie | 🏴 |
RB Joe Kirkup | 🏴 |
CB Bobby Moore | 🏴 |
RB John Bond | 🏴 |
D Ken Brown | 🏴 |
M Tony Scott | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Ian Crawford | 🏴 |
W Alan Sealey | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F John Dick | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
CF Geoff Hurst | 🏴 |
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
SQUAD STATS
West Ham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injured | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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