Game #2666
Aston Villa
8-4-7, 20 PTS
Saturday, 2 December 1961
8th (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 1 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
Derek Dougan replaces Harry Burrows.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.66 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.72 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.78 |
Derek Dougan returns after 3 months out following his controversial. car accident and inspires Villa to a rare win over bogey side Leicester. Villa make it two wins in two and climb to 8th in the table.
Joe Mercer’s Villa make it successive League wins and a third in four matches to make it eight wins, four draws and seven defeats in nineteen Division One games this season.
Won
2-0
🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
Scorer(s) | Ron Wylie | 19' | Derek Dougan | 67' |
Assist(s) | Derek Dougan | 19' | Jimmy MacEwan | 67' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 19' Goal, 1-0, Ron Wylie, Assist by Derek Dougan
🕒 | HT Leicester City 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 67' Goal, 2-0, Derek Dougan, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | FT Leicester City 0-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #156 |
Saturday, 2 December 1961
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1958-1969
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1958-1969
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
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Debut Appearances:
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Final Appearances:
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Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 153 | 🟩 | 73 🟨 34 🟥 46 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
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Division One
Leicester City
9-2-9, 20 PTS
Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,000
GK Gordon Banks | 🏴 |
D Len Chalmers | 🏴 |
CB Frank McLintock | 🏴 |
CB Ian King | 🏴 |
LB Richie Norman | 🏴 |
M Colin Appleton | 🏴 |
M Howard Riley | 🏴 |
W John Mitten | 🏴 |
F Ken Keyworth | 🏴 |
F Albert Cheesebrough | 🏴 |
CF Hugh McIlmoyle | 🏴 |
Matt Gillies | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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