Game #2578
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 March 1960
Lost
Semi Final
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
FA Cup
Wolverhampton Wanderers
The Hawthorns
Attendance: 55,596
🟥 26 Mar 1960, Villa 0-1 Wolves, The Hawthorns
Aston Villa
0-1
Wolves
Assist(s) | None
🟥 26 Mar 1960, Villa 0-1 Wolves, The Hawthorns
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 March 1960
🥅 | 31' Goal, 0-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Norman Deeley
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 26 Mar 1960, Villa 0-1 Wolves, The Hawthorns
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 March 1960
Joe Mercer's Villa can't make it four top flight scalps in the Cup this season as they are beaten narrowly in the semi final by high flying Wolves who would go on to finish runners up in the first division this season.
🟥 26 Mar 1960, Villa 0-1 Wolves, The Hawthorns
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1958-59
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
🟥 26 Mar 1960, Villa 0-1 Wolves, The Hawthorns
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #40 |
Manager Game | #68 |
Saturday, 26 March 1960
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🟥 26 Mar 1960, Villa 0-1 Wolves, The Hawthorns
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Arthur Jobling | 🏴 | Morecambe, 1958-1963
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 65 | 🟩 | 35 🟨 13 🟥 17 | 1.82
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
🟥 26 Mar 1960, Villa 0-1 Wolves, The Hawthorns
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Jobling | 🏴 | Morecambe, 1958-1963
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Cards: None
🟥 26 Mar 1960, Villa 0-1 Wolves, The Hawthorns
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Sims and Jimmy MacEwan replace Kevin Keelan and Jimmy Adam.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.05 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.79 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 23.03 |
🟥 26 Mar 1960, Villa 0-1 Wolves, The Hawthorns
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Malcolm Finlayson | 🏴 |
LB Gerry Harris | 🏴 |
D George Showell | 🏴 |
D Bill Slater | 🏴 |
M Ron Flowers | 🏴 |
M Eddie Clamp | 🏴 |
M Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
W Gerry Mannion | 🏴 |
W Norman Deeley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Mason | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Murray | 🏴 |
🟥 26 Mar 1960, Villa 0-1 Wolves, The Hawthorns
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 26 Mar 1960, Villa 0-1 Wolves, The Hawthorns
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟥 26 Mar 1960, Villa 0-1 Wolves, The Hawthorns
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 26 Mar 1960, Villa 0-1 Wolves, The Hawthorns
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Wolves XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 :11/11
🟥 26 Mar 1960, Villa 0-1 Wolves, The Hawthorns
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 26 Mar 1960, Villa 0-1 Wolves, The Hawthorns
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 26 Mar 1960, Villa 0-1 Wolves, The Hawthorns
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 26 Mar 1960, Villa 0-1 Wolves, The Hawthorns
MATCH REPORTS
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