Game #2579
Aston Villa
22-9-5, 53 PTS
Wednesday, 30 March 1960


Drew
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division Two
Liverpool
15-11-9, 41 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 27,000
🟨 30 Mar 1960, Villa 4-4 Liverpool, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-4

Liverpool

Assist(s) | Jimmy Adam | 72' | Ron Wylie | 85' |
🟨 30 Mar 1960, Villa 4-4 Liverpool, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 30 March 1960
🥅 | 19' Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Roger Hunt
🥅 | 24' Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool), Dave Hickson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Liverpool
🥅 | 46' Goal, 0-3, (Liverpool), John Molyneux
🥅 | 60' Goal, 0-4, (Liverpool), Dave Hickson
⚽ | 66' Goal, 1-4, Peter McParland
⚽ | 72' Goal, 2-4, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Jimmy Adam
⚽ | 75' Goal, 3-4, Stan Lynn, pen
⚽ | 85' Goal, 4-4, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Ron Wylie
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-4 Liverpool
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟨 30 Mar 1960, Villa 4-4 Liverpool, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 30 March 1960
Depleted Villa come out all guns blazing to then find themselves two down, conceding two more by the 60th minute, Villa are facing only their second home defeat of the season however Joe Mercer's men have other ideas. Scoring four to equalise, missing a host of other chances and an open invitation to score in the final knockings and they share a 4-4 draw with Liverpool.
Joe Mercer's Villa, in a season peppered with remarkable results, entertain with a four-all draw against promotion rivals Liverpool to make it five League games unbeaten and twenty two wins, nine draws and five defeats, four away, in thirty six division two games so far this season as their strong progress towards promotion from the second tier continues.
Meanwhile, midfielder Trevor Birch made his final appearance for Villa aged 26 before moving on to Stockport County in November 1960. Birch played for Villa between 1954-55 and 1959-60 making 22 appearances.
🟨 30 Mar 1960, Villa 4-4 Liverpool, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Trevor Birch | 🏴 | 1954-60 🕒 22 | ✅ 22 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 - | #442 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Liverpool


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1946-47
🟨 30 Mar 1960, Villa 4-4 Liverpool, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #69 |
Wednesday, 30 March 1960
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🟨 30 Mar 1960, Villa 4-4 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jim Finney | 🏴 | Hereford, 1959-1972
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 4-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 66 | 🟩 | 35 🟨 14 🟥 17 | 1.8
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 30 Mar 1960, Villa 4-4 Liverpool, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jim Finney | 🏴 | Hereford, 1959-1972
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 30 Mar 1960, Villa 4-4 Liverpool, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Trevor Birch (first appearance of the season), Jimmy Adam and Brian Handley replace Pat Saward, Jimmy MacEwan and Gerry Hitchens.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.23 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.80 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 23.04 |
🟨 30 Mar 1960, Villa 4-4 Liverpool, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴 | 🔴 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Brian Handley | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bill Shankly | 🏴 |

Liverpool
GK Bert Slater | 🏴 |
RB John Molyneux | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Dick White | 🏴 |
LB Ronnie Moran | 🏴 |
M Tommy Leishman | 🏴 |
M Johnny Wheeler | 🏴 |
W Alan A’Court | 🏴 |
W Billy Liddell | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Harrower | 🏴 |
CF Roger Hunt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dave Hickson (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟨 30 Mar 1960, Villa 4-4 Liverpool, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟨 30 Mar 1960, Villa 4-4 Liverpool, Villa Park
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
🟨 30 Mar 1960, Villa 4-4 Liverpool, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 30 Mar 1960, Villa 4-4 Liverpool, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS

Liverpool XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟨 30 Mar 1960, Villa 4-4 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 30 Mar 1960, Villa 4-4 Liverpool, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 30 Mar 1960, Villa 4-4 Liverpool, Villa Park

