Game #2668
Saturday, 16 December 1961
Attendance: 34,939
Drew
Division One
8th (-1)
Everton
LWWWD
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Everton
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Bobby Thomson, second in two games helps Villa extend their unbeaten League run to six games, Saturday, 16 December 1961.
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa go six unbeaten in the League with four wins to make it nine wins, five draws and seven defeats in twenty one Division One games this season.
Aston Villa
Everton
FIXTURE HISTORY
Everton
Previous 5 vs. Everton: | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #158 |
Saturday, 16 December 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | LWWWD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Everton
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for a third consecutive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.70 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 32.76 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 17.82 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
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 |
Everton
Dunlop, Parker, Labone, Gabriel, Thomson, Collins (g), Harris, Fell, Bingham, Vernon, Young. Manager: Harry Catterick.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES