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Game #2669

Aston Villa

9-5-8, 23 PTS

Saturday, 23 December 1961

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Lost

8th (-1)

Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥

Division One

Chelsea

6-5-12, 17 PTS

Stamford Bridge

Attendance: 21,000

Chelsea

1-0

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | None

MANAGER

Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964

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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 | 🇬🇧 |

MANAGER

Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Chelsea

GK Peter Bonetti | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Ken Shellito | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Ron Harris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Allan Young | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Graham Moore | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Terry Bradbury | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Andy Malcolm | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Blunstone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🚑 |
W Peter Brabrook | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Bobby Tambling | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Barry Bridges | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 23 Dec 1961, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 23 December 1961

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.

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