Game #2590
Aston Villa
3-0-2, 6 PTS
Saturday, 3 September 1960
Won
9th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Everton
2-0-3, 4 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,864
🟩 3 Sep 1960, Villa 3-2 Everton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2
Everton
Assist(s) | Pat Saward | 9' | Bobby Thomson | 15' |
🟩 3 Sep 1960, Villa 3-2 Everton, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 September 1960
⚽ | 9' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Pat Saward
⚽ | 15' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🥅 | 22' Goal, 2-1, (Everton), Derek Temple
🚑 | Player injured on field of play, Peter McParland
⚽ | 41' Goal, 3-1, Bobby Thomson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-1 Everton
🥅 | 75' Goal, 3-2, (Everton), Roy Vernon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Everton
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
🟩 3 Sep 1960, Villa 3-2 Everton, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 3 September 1960
Villa's season begins to pick up momentum as big spending Everton are beaten at Villa Park to lift Joe Mercer's men to 9th in the table.
Joe Mercer's Villa make it successive League wins in the top flight for the first time this season and the first time since March 1959. As a result Villa make it three wins, all at home, and two defeats, both away, on their return to the top flight with thirteen goals scored and fifteen conceded. Villa's latest win is just their thirteenth in thirty three top flight games under Mercer.
🟩 3 Sep 1960, Villa 3-2 Everton, Villa 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
Everton
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1938-39
🟩 3 Sep 1960, Villa 3-2 Everton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #80 |
Saturday, 3 September 1960
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🟩 3 Sep 1960, Villa 3-2 Everton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Archie Murdoch | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1949-1960
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 77 | 🟩 | 41 🟨 14 🟥 22 | 1.78
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 3 Sep 1960, Villa 3-2 Everton, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Archie Murdoch | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1949-1960
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
🟩 3 Sep 1960, Villa 3-2 Everton, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up and has now played the same team for the fourth time in five games.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.49 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.23 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 23.47 |
🟩 3 Sep 1960, Villa 3-2 Everton, Villa 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
Johnny Carey | 🇮🇪 |
Everton
GK Albert Dunlop | 🏴 |
RB Alex Parker | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Jones | 🏴 |
CB Brian Labone | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gabriel | 🏴 |
M Brian Harris | 🏴 |
W Tommy Ring | 🏴 |
W Derek Temple | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Collins | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Harris | 🏴 |
CF Roy Vernon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 3 Sep 1960, Villa 3-2 Everton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 3 Sep 1960, Villa 3-2 Everton, 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
🟩 3 Sep 1960, Villa 3-2 Everton, 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 🇺
🟩 3 Sep 1960, Villa 3-2 Everton, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Everton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟩 3 Sep 1960, Villa 3-2 Everton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 3 Sep 1960, Villa 3-2 Everton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 3 Sep 1960, Villa 3-2 Everton, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 3 Sep 1960, Villa 3-2 Everton, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 3 Sep 1960, Villa 3-2 Everton, Villa Park