Game #2664
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 21 November 1961
Aston Villa
2-3
Ipswich Town
League Cup
Ipswich Town
Villa Park
Attendance: 22,704
Lost
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Harry Burrows, scored a brace but it wasn't enough for the holders to stop goal happy Ipswich, Tuesday, 21 November 1961.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 21 November 1961
🥅 | 15' Goal, 0-1, (Ipswich Town), Jimmy Leadbetter
🥅 | 35' Goal, 0-2, (Ipswich Town), Ted Phillips
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Ipswich Town
⚽ | 47' Goal, 1-2, Harry Burrows
⚽ | 75' Goal, 2-2, Harry Burrows, pen
🥅 | 77' Goal, 2-3, (Ipswich Town), Ted Phillips
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-3 Ipswich Town
ON THIS DAY
Despite a brace from Harry Burrows, holders Villa are knocked out of the League Cup by Ipswich, a team who would go on to win the League title in 1961-62 in their first season in the top flight.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Ipswich Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #22 |
Manager Game | #154 |
Tuesday, 21 November 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ray Tinkler | 🏴 | Boston, 1961-1976 🆘
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 151 | 🟩 | 71 🟨 34 🟥 46 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ray Tinkler | 🏴 | Boston, 1961-1976 🆘
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
🆘 Didn't popularise himself by incorrectly ruling out what would have been a Villa winner for offside and took no action against Ipswich's 'defensive' arts.
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Harry Burrows replaces Kenny Fencott.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.56 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | 30.31 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.75 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Alf Ramsey | 🏴 |
Ipswich Town
GK Roy Bailey | 🏴 |
D Andy Nelson | 🏴 |
D John Compton | 🏴 |
RB Larry Carberry | 🏴 |
M John Elsworthy | 🏴 |
M Billy Baxter | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Leadbetter | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Aled Owen | 🏴 |
F Doug Moran | 🏴 |
F Dermot Curtis | 🇮🇪 |
CF Ted Phillips | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
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
Ipswich XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
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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