Game #2665
Aston Villa
7-4-7, 18 PTS
Saturday, 25 November 1961
Won
11th (+5)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Manchester City
7-2-10, 16 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,606
🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Manchester City
Assist(s) | Bobby Thomson | 19' |
🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 November 1961
⚽ | 14' Goal, 1-0, Harry Burrows
⚽ | 19' Goal, 2-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Manchester City
🥅 | 69' Goal, 2-1, (Manchester City), Peter Dobing
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 November 1961
Villa win but, just as in the cup defeat to Ipswich last time out, they miss a host of chances to have put the game out of reach of the opposition early on.
Joe Mercer’s Villa bounce back from their League Cup defeat to win a second League game in three as they see off minnows Manchester City at Villa Park to make it seven wins, four draws and seven defeats in eighteen Division One games this season.
🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Manchester City
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1955-56
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
Total 🕒 89 | 🟩 37 | 🟨 20 | 🟥 32 | ⚽ 156 | 🥅 145 |
League 🕒 83 | 🟩 35 | 🟨 19 | 🟥 29 | ⚽ 147 | 🥅 132 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 12 |
Home 🕒 46 | 🟩 29 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 7 | ⚽ 99 | 🥅 49 |
Away 🕒 42 | 🟩 8 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 24 | ⚽ 56 | 🥅 74 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 6 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #155 |
Saturday, 25 November 1961
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🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Harold Hackney | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1961-1975
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 152 | 🟩 | 72 🟨 34 🟥 46 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harold Hackney | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1961-1975
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jimmy MacEwan replaces Alan O’Neill.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.36 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.70 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.76 |
🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Les McDowall | 🏴 |
Manchester City
GK Bert Trautmann | 🇩🇪 |
CB Barrie Betts | 🏴 |
D Dave Ewing | 🏴 |
LB Cliff Sear | 🏴 |
M Bobby Kennedy | 🏴 |
M Alan Oakes | 🏴 |
M Dave Wagstaffe | 🏴 |
W Colin Barlow | 🏴 |
F George Hannah | 🏴 |
F Peter Dobing | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Neil Young | 🏴 |
🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Manchester City XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injured | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park