Game #2658
Aston Villa
5-2-5, 12 PTS
Monday, 16 October 1961
Won
12th (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 38,767
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
5-2-5, 12 PTS
Aston Villa
1-0
Sheffield Wednesday
Assist(s) | Vic Crowe | 15' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa overcome a typically thuggish Wednesday to climb to 12th in the table.
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored his second in two to help Villa to a fifth League win in twelve so far this season, Monday, 16 October 1961.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 16 October 1961
⚽ | 15' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Vic Crowe
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa keep up their win one lose one League form to make it five wins, two draws and five defeats in twelve Division One games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1934–35
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield Wednesday
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #148 |
Monday, 16 October 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 145 | 🟩 | 70 🟨 32 🟥 43 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Sheffield Wednesday
None
TEAM NEWS
Alan Baker and Jimmy McMorran replace Vic Crowe and Alan Deakin.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.59 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.59 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.65 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Vic Buckingham | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
GK Ron Springett | 🏴 |
LB Don Megson | 🏴 |
CB Peter Swan | 🏴 |
RB Peter Johnson | 🏴 |
M Robin Hardy | 🏴 |
M Tony Kay | 🏴 |
W Alan Finney | 🏴 |
F Colin Dobson | 🏴 |
F Johnny Fantham | 🏴 |
F Billy Griffin | 🏴 |
F Bobby Craig | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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
Wednesday XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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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