Game #2662
Aston Villa
6-3-7, 15 PTS
Saturday, 11 November 1961
Aston Villa
3-1
Arsenal
Division One
Arsenal
4-6-6, 14 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,200
Won
16th (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Alan Deakin | 60' | 89' | Bobby Thomson | 76' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored his fourth in six as Villa win for the first time in three, Saturday, 11 November 1961.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 11 November 1961
🥅 | 43' Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Alan Skirton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal
⚽ | 60' Goal, 1-1, Harry Burrows, Assist by Alan Deakin
⚽ | 76' Goal, 2-1, Peter McParland, Assist by Bobby Thomson
⚽ | 89' Goal, 3-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Alan Deakin
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Arsenal
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa stop a run of two successive losses to beat Arsenal at Villa Park and make it six wins, three draws and seven defeats in sixteen Division One games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952–53
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #152 |
Saturday, 11 November 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: J. Cooke | 🏴 | Cambridgeshire, -1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 149 | 🟩 | 71 🟨 33 🟥 45 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: J. Cooke | 🏴 | Cambridgeshire, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Alan O’Neill replaces Jimmy MacEwan.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.04 |
Oldest Player |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 29.80 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.72 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
George Swindin | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Jack Kelsey | 🏴 |
RB Jack Bacuzzi | 🏴 |
LB Billy McCullough | 🇬🇧 |
M Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
M Mel Charles | 🏴 |
M Alan Skirton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Gerry Ward | 🏴 |
F George Eastham | 🏴 |
F Vic Groves | 🏴 |
CF Jackie Henderson | 🏴 |
CF Laurie Brown | 🏴 |
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
SQUAD STATS
Arsenal XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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