Game #2652
Aston Villa
2-2-3, 6 PTS
Monday, 18 September 1961
Aston Villa
1-1
Manchester United
Division One
Manchester United
5-2-1, 12 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 38,837
Drew
18th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 36' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored to earn Villa a second draw in seven League games this season, Monday, 18 September 1961.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 18 September 1961
⚽ | 36' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Ron Wylie
🥅 | 45' Goal, 1-1, (Manchester United), Norbert Stiles
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester United
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester United
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa make it two wins, two draws and three defeats in seven Division One games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1956-57
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #142 |
Monday, 18 September 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Tuck | 🏴 | Chesterfield, -1962 🆘
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 139 | 🟩 | 66 🟨 32 🟥 41 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Tuck | 🏴 | Chesterfield, -1962 🆘
🆘 Failed to truly sanction Manchester United's roughhouse tackling
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
John Neal, John Sleeuwenhoek and Norman Ashe replace Stan Lynn, Jimmy Dugdale and Jimmy MacEwan.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.18 |
Oldest Player |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 29.65 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.57 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Norman Ashe | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Matt Busby | 🏴 |
Manchester United
GK David Gaskell | 🏴 |
LB Shay Brennan | 🇮🇪 |
LB Tony Dunne | 🇮🇪 |
CB Bill Foulkes | 🏴 |
M Norbert Stiles | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Maurice Setters | 🏴 |
M Bobby Charlton | 🏴 |
F Albert Quixall | 🏴 |
F Mark Pearson | 🏴 |
CF David Herd | 🏴 |
CF Dennis Viollet | 🏴 |
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
United XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injured | 2 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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