Game #2660
Aston Villa
5-3-6, 13 PTS
Saturday, 28 October 1961
Lost
15th (-4)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 39,790
Birmingham City
Villa Park
5-3-7, 13 PTS
Villa suffer a shock defeat to Birmingham after going behind within 39 seconds of the start, despite having more than their fair share of the game and the chances Villa can't make it count. The folly of letting Stan Lynn cross the city looks even more silly now.
Aston Villa
1-3
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | Norman Ashe | 50' |
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.
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Saturday, 28 October 1961
🥅 | 1' Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Jimmy Harris
🥅 | 40' Goal, 0-2, (Birmingham City), Orritt
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Birmingham City
⚽ | 50' Goal, 1-2, Peter McParland, Assist by Norman Ashe
🥅 | 55' Goal, 1-3, (Birmingham City), Jimmy Harris
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-3 Birmingham City
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
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #150 |
Saturday, 28 October 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: N Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, -1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 150 | 🟩 | 71 🟨 34 🟥 45 | 1.65
Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: N Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
N Hough
CARDS
Villa
None
Birmingham City
None
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
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Gil Merrick | 🏴 |
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
GK Jimmy Schofield | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Smith | 🏴 |
D Terry Hennessey | 🏴 |
LB Graham Sissons | 🏴 |
LH Malcolm Beard | 🏴 |
M Bertie Auld | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Bloomfield | 🏴 |
W Mike Hellawell | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Harris | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Bryan Orritt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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
Birmingham 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
🔴 W Norman Ashe | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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