Game #2660
Saturday, 28 October 1961
Attendance: 39,790
Lost
Division One
18th (-5)
Birmingham City
LWWDL
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-3
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored his third in four but Villa slump to a home defeat in Joe Mercer's 150th game in charge, Saturday, 28 October 1961.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa mark their 150th game under his leadership with a disappointing defeat at home to neighbours Birmingham to make it five wins, three draws and six defeats in fourteen Division One games this season. Meanwhile, winger Norman Ashe made his final Villa appearance aged 17 before moving on to Rotherham United in March 1963. Ashe had played for Villa between 1959-60 and 1961-62 making five appearances.
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham City: | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #150 |
Saturday, 28 October 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-3 |
Last 5 Games | LWWDL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Birmingham City
TEAM NEWS
Alan Deakin and Norman Ashe replace Jimmy MacEwan and Jimmy McMorran.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.29 |
Oldest Player |
M Vic Crowe | 29.76 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 17.68 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom |
LB Charlie Aitken |
FB John Neal |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek |
M Mike Tindall |
M Vic Crowe |
M Alan Deakin |
W Harry Burrows |
W Norman Ashe |
F Ron Wylie |
F Peter McParland |
Birmingham City
Schofield, Lynn (ex), Sissons, Hennessey, Auld, Orritt (g), Bloomfield, Beard (ex), Smith, Hellawell, Harris (g) (g). Manager: Gil Merrick.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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MATCHDAY QUOTES