Game #2655
Aston Villa
4-2-4, 10 PTS
Monday, 2 October 1961
Won
10th (+8)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 39,823
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Villa Park
3-3-5, 8 PTS
Aston Villa
1-0
Wolves
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 11' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa finally play one of their games in hand, win, and jump to 10th in the table.
KEY MAN
Jimmy MacEwan, scored to make it four wins in ten League games for Villa, Monday, 2 October 1961.
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Monday, 2 October 1961
⚽ | 11' Goal, 1-0, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa keep up their win one lose one form to make it four wins, two draws and four defeats in ten Division One games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1959-60
FIXTURE HISTORY
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Previous 5 vs. Wolves: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #145 |
Monday, 2 October 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 142 | 🟩 | 68 🟨 32 🟥 42 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
R. E. Smith
CARDS
Villa
None
Wolverhampton Wanderers
None
TEAM NEWS
Jimmy Dugdale and Jimmy MacEwan replace John Sleeuwenhoek and Norman Ashe.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.66 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.55 |
Youngest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 19.44 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
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
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Malcolm Finlayson | 🏴 |
LB Gerry Harris | 🏴 |
RB Eddie Stuart | 🇿🇦 |
D Bill Slater | 🏴 |
M John Kirkham | 🏴 |
M Eddie Clamp | 🏴 |
M Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
W Mark Lazarus | 🏴 |
W Norman Deeley | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Murray | 🏴 |
CF Ted Farmer | 🏴 |
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
Wolves XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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