Game #2666
Aston Villa
8-4-7, 20 PTS
Saturday, 2 December 1961
Won
8th (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Leicester City
9-2-9, 20 PTS
Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,000
🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
Leicester City
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Derek Dougan | 19' | Jimmy MacEwan | 67' |
🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 December 1961
⚽ | 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
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
🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 December 1961
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.
🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
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
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #156 |
Saturday, 2 December 1961
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🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH SUMMARY
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: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 153 | 🟩 | 73 🟨 34 🟥 46 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1958-1969
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
🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
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 |
🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
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 Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Matt Gillies | 🏴 |
Leicester City
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 | 🏴 |
🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
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
🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Leicester XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street