Game #2650
Wednesday, 13 September 1961
Attendance: 9,768
Won
League Cup 1st Round
1st Round
Bradford City
DWWLW
Valley Parade
Bradford City
3-4
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Ron Wylie, scored a brace to see off fourth division Bradford two games after winning the previous season's League Cup, Wednesday, 13 September 1961.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
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. Meanwhile, midfielder Mike Tindall made his Villa debut aged 20 after joining from South Birmingham Boys.
Aston Villa
Bradford City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1910-11
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Bradford: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #8 |
Manager Game | #140 |
Wednesday, 13 September 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 4-3 |
Last 5 Games | DWWLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Bradford City
TEAM NEWS
Charlie Aitken, Stan Lynn, Ron Wylie and Mike Tindall (debut) replace John Neal, Gordon Lee, Alan Baker and Alan O’Neill.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.95 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 33.26 |
Youngest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 19.38 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
MANAGER
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 |
Bradford City
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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