Game #2650
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 13 September 1961
Won
1st Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
League Cup
Bradford City
Valley Parade
Attendance: 9,768
🟩 13 Sep 1961, Villa 4-3 Bradford, Valley Parade
Bradford City
3-4
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 52' |
🟩 13 Sep 1961, Villa 4-3 Bradford, Valley Parade
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 13 September 1961
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Jimmy MacEwan
⚽ | 24' Goal, 2-0, Ron Wylie
⚽ | 37' Goal, 3-0, Ron Wylie
🕒 | HT Bradford City 0-3 Aston Villa
⚽ | 52' Goal, 4-0, Harry Burrows, Assist by Peter McParland
🥅 | Goal, 4-1, (Bradford City), Bobby Webb
🥅 | 76' Goal, 4-2, (Bradford City), Bobby Webb
🥅 | 89' Goal, 4-3, (Bradford City), Bobby Webb
🕒 | FT Bradford City 3-4 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 13 Sep 1961, Villa 4-3 Bradford, Valley Parade
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 13 September 1961
In an astonishing game, Villa, having one the previous season's League Cup just eight games before, open up a 4-0 lead over fourth division Bradford before their lower league opposition score 3 goals to leave a game that was already one suddenly in the balance.
Joe Mercer’s Villa, beat fourth division Bradford in the first round of the 1961-62 League Cup two games after winning the 1960-61 competition.
🟩 13 Sep 1961, Villa 4-3 Bradford, Valley Parade
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Bradford City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1910-11
🟩 13 Sep 1961, Villa 4-3 Bradford, Valley Parade
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #8 |
Manager Game | #140 |
Wednesday, 13 September 1961
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🟩 13 Sep 1961, Villa 4-3 Bradford, Valley Parade
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 137 | 🟩 | 66 🟨 31 🟥 40 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 13 Sep 1961, Villa 4-3 Bradford, Valley Parade
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 13 Sep 1961, Villa 4-3 Bradford, Valley Parade
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Charlie Aitken, Stan Lynn, Ron Wylie and Mike Tindall (debut) replace John Neal, Gordon Lee, Alan Baker and Alan O’Neill.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.95 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 33.26 |
Youngest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 19.38 |
🟩 13 Sep 1961, Villa 4-3 Bradford, Valley Parade
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Bob Brocklebank (ex) | 🏴 |
Bradford City
GK Mitch Downie | 🏴 |
D Tommy Flockett | 🏴 |
CB Stan Harland | 🏴 |
RB Stan Storton | 🏴 |
CH Jimmy Lawlor | 🇮🇪 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 |
W Bobby Webb | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
IF John Reid | 🏴 |
F Malcolm Devitt | 🏴 |
F David Layne | 🏴 |
W Derek Hawksworth | 🏴 |
🟩 13 Sep 1961, Villa 4-3 Bradford, Valley Parade
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 13 Sep 1961, Villa 4-3 Bradford, Valley Parade
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟩 13 Sep 1961, Villa 4-3 Bradford, Valley Parade
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 13 Sep 1961, Villa 4-3 Bradford, Valley Parade
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Bradford XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟩 13 Sep 1961, Villa 4-3 Bradford, Valley Parade
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 13 Sep 1961, Villa 4-3 Bradford, Valley Parade
UNAVAILABLE
Injured | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 13 Sep 1961, Villa 4-3 Bradford, Valley Parade
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 13 Sep 1961, Villa 4-3 Bradford, Valley Parade
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 13 Sep 1961, Villa 4-3 Bradford, Valley Parade