Game #2668
Aston Villa
9-5-7, 23 PTS
Saturday, 16 December 1961
Drew
7th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 34,939
Everton
Villa Park
11-4-7, 26 PTS
Aston Villa
1-1
Everton
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 28' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa go ahead through a fabulously executed free kick routine that's come straight of the training ground however Everton equalise within a minute and Villa can't find a winner. Unbeaten in 6 however, Villa sit comfortably in 7th.
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
Saturday, 16 December 1961
⚽ | 28' Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🥅 | 29' Goal, 1-1, (Everton), Bobby Collins
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Everton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Everton
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
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Everton
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1938-39
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 | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: S Yates | 🏴 | Bristol, -1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 155 | 🟩 | 74 🟨 35 🟥 46 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: S Yates | 🏴 | Bristol, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
S Yates
CARDS
Villa
None
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
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 | 🇬🇧 |
MANAGER
Harry Catterick | 🏴 |
Everton
GK Albert Dunlop | 🏴 |
RB Alex Parker | 🏴 |
CB Brian Labone | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gabriel | 🏴 |
D George Thomson | 🏴 |
M Brian Harris | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Fell | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Billy Bingham | 🇬🇧 |
F Bobby Collins | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CF Roy Vernon | 🏴 |
CF Alex Young | 🏴 |
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
Everton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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