Game #2655
Aston Villa
4-2-4, 10 PTS
Monday, 2 October 1961
10th (+8)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
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 | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injured | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
Jimmy Dugdale and Jimmy MacEwan replace John Sleeuwenhoek and Norman Ashe.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.66 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.55 |
Youngest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 19.44 |
Villa finally play one of their games in hand, win, and jump to 10th in the table.
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.
Won
1-0
🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 11' |
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 11' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 11' Goal, 1-0, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #145 |
Monday, 2 October 1961
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Robert Smith | 🏴 | Newport, 1955-1963
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Referee: Robert Smith | 🏴 | Newport, 1955-1963
Previous 5 vs. Wolves: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
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Final Appearances:
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Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 142 | 🟩 | 68 🟨 32 🟥 42 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
3-3-5, 8 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,823
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 | 🏴 |
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1959-60
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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