Game #2657
Aston Villa
Monday, 9 October 1961
Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
League Cup
West Ham United
Upton Park
Attendance: 17,775
🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park
West Ham United
1-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 35' | 85' | Mike Tindall | 44' |
🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 9 October 1961
🥅 | 26' Goal, 0-1, (West Ham United), Musgrove
⚽ | 35' Goal, 1-1, Peter McParland, Assist by Harry Burrows
⚽ | 44' Goal, 2-1, Harry Burrows, Assist by Mike Tindall
🕒 | HT West Ham United 1-2 Aston Villa
🚑 | 70' Player retires from field of play with injury, (West Ham United), Phil Woosnam
⚽ | 85' Goal, 3-1, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Harry Burrows
🕒 | FT West Ham United 1-3 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
🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 9 October 1961
Villa's kids, or Mercer's Minors as they are now known, turn it on again in the League Cup and defeat West Ham on their own patch to set up a third round tie with Ipswich.
Joe Mercer’s Villa keep up their win one lose one form to see off division one rivals West Ham in the League Cup second round.
🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park
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
West Ham United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #15 |
Manager Game | #147 |
Monday, 9 October 1961
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🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 144 | 🟩 | 69 🟨 32 🟥 43 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park
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
🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Geoff Sidebottom, John Sleeuwenhoek, Harry Burrows, Alan Baker and Jimmy McMorran replace Nigel Sims, Jimmy Dugdale, Vic Crowe, Alan Deakin and Allan Jones.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.36 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.57 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 17.31 |
🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
F Jimmy McMorran | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Greenwood | 🏴 |
West Ham United
GK Lawrie Leslie | 🏴 |
RB Joe Kirkup | 🏴 |
CB Bobby Moore | 🏴 |
RB John Bond | 🏴 |
D Ken Brown | 🏴 |
M Tony Scott | 🏴 |
W Malcolm Musgrove | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Alan Sealey | 🏴 |
F John Dick | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
CF Geoff Hurst | 🏴 |
🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park
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
🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
West Ham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injured | 3 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park