Game #2670
Tuesday, 26 December 1961
Attendance: 16,140
Lost
Division One
11th (-1)
Cardiff City
WWDLL
Ninian Park
Cardiff City
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa end 1961 with two successive losses to make it nine wins, five draws and nine defeats in twenty three Division One games this season.
Aston Villa
Cardiff City
FIXTURE HISTORY
Cardiff City
Previous 5 vs. Cardiff: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #160 |
Tuesday, 26 December 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | WWDLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Cardiff City
TEAM NEWS
Peter McParland replaces Jimmy MacEwan.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.64 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 30.40 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 17.84 |
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 Harry Burrows |
F Ron Wylie |
F Bobby Thomson |
F Derek Dougan |
F Peter McParland |
Cardiff City
John, Milne, Harrington, Baker, Rankmore, Pickrell, Hole (ex), Gammon, Ward, Tapscott (g), King. Manager: Bill Jones.
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
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES