Game #2669
Saturday, 23 December 1961
Attendance: 21,000
Lost
Division One
10th (-2)
Chelsea
WWWDL
Stamford Bridge
Chelsea
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa lose for the first time in seven League games to make it nine wins, five draws and eight defeats in twenty two Division One games this season.
Aston Villa
Chelsea
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #159 |
Saturday, 23 December 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | WWWDL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Chelsea
TEAM NEWS
Harry Burrows replaces Peter McParland.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.09 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 32.78 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 17.84 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
LB Charlie Aitken |
FB Gordon Lee |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek |
M Vic Crowe |
M Alan Deakin |
W Jimmy MacEwan |
W Harry Burrows |
F Ron Wylie |
F Bobby Thomson |
F Derek Dougan |
Chelsea
Bonetti, Shellito, Harris, Young, Moore, Bradbury, Malcolm, Blunstone, Brabrook, Bridges (g), Tambling. Manager: Tommy Docherty.
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