Game #2587
Aston Villa
1-0-1, 2 PTS
Monday, 22 August 1960


Lost
13th (-9)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
West Ham United
1-0-1, 2 PTS
Upton Park
Attendance: 28,959
🟥 22 Aug 1960, Villa 2-5 West Ham, Upton Park
West Ham United
5-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Pat Saward | 17' | Peter McParland | 41' |
🟥 22 Aug 1960, Villa 2-5 West Ham, Upton Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 22 August 1960
🥅 | 14' Goal, 0-1, (West Ham United), Phil Woosnam
⚽ | 17' Goal, 1-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Pat Saward
🥅 | 37' Goal, 1-2, (West Ham United), Dave Dunmore
🥅 | 40' Goal, 1-3, (West Ham United), John Dick
⚽ | 41' Goal, 2-3, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT West Ham United 3-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 58' Goal, 2-4, (West Ham United), John Bond
💥 | 70' Player injured on field of play, Jimmy MacEwan
🥅 | 88' Goal, 2-5, (West Ham United), Malcolm Musgrove
🕒 | FT West Ham United 5-2 Aston Villa
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
🟥 22 Aug 1960, Villa 2-5 West Ham, Upton Park

ON THIS DAY
Monday, 22 August 1960
Villa suffer a heavy defeat at Upton Park but bizarrely are in the game fully until two minutes from time.
Joe Mercer's Villa follow up an opening day win with defeat to West Ham, the defeat is Joe Mercer's thirteenth in thirty top flight matches as Villa boss and makes it a win and a defeat in two division one games so far this season.
🟥 22 Aug 1960, Villa 2-5 West Ham, Upton Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
West Ham United


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 22 Aug 1960, Villa 2-5 West Ham, Upton Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #77 |
Monday, 22 August 1960
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🟥 22 Aug 1960, Villa 2-5 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 2-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-5
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 74 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 14 🟥 21 | 1.77
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 22 Aug 1960, Villa 2-5 West Ham, Upton Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
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
🟥 22 Aug 1960, Villa 2-5 West Ham, Upton Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.46 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.20 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 23.44 |
🟥 22 Aug 1960, Villa 2-5 West Ham, Upton Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ted Fenton | 🏴 |

West Ham United
GK Brian Rhodes | 🏴 |
LB Noel Cantwell | 🇮🇪 |
D Ken Brown | 🏴 |
CB Bobby Moore | 🏴 |
RB John Bond | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Andy Malcolm | 🏴 |
W Mike Grice | 🏴 |
W Malcolm Musgrove | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F John Dick | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dave Dunmore | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 22 Aug 1960, Villa 2-5 West Ham, Upton Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 22 Aug 1960, Villa 2-5 West Ham, Upton 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
🟥 22 Aug 1960, Villa 2-5 West Ham, Upton 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 🇺
🟥 22 Aug 1960, Villa 2-5 West Ham, Upton Park
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS

West Ham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟥 22 Aug 1960, Villa 2-5 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 22 Aug 1960, Villa 2-5 West Ham, Upton Park
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 22 Aug 1960, Villa 2-5 West Ham, Upton Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 22 Aug 1960, Villa 2-5 West Ham, Upton Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 22 Aug 1960, Villa 2-5 West Ham, Upton Park

