Game #2591
Aston Villa
3-1-2, 7 PTS
Wednesday, 7 September 1960


Drew
8th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division One
Cardiff City
2-2-2, 6 PTS
Ninian Park
Attendance: 35,000
🟨 7 Sep 1960, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian
Cardiff City
1-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟨 7 Sep 1960, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 7 September 1960
⚽ | 43' Goal, 1-0, Vic Crowe
🕒 | HT Cardiff City 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 55' Goal, 1-1, (Cardiff City), Derek Tapscott
💥 | 57' Missed Penalty, Stan Lynn
💥 | Player injured on field of play, Jimmy Adam
🕒 | FT Cardiff City 1-1 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
🟨 7 Sep 1960, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 7 September 1960
Villa miss a penalty at Ninian Park and miss the chance for three consecutive wins.
Joe Mercer's Villa secure their first away point of the season as they are held by fellow promoted side Cardiff at Ninian Park to make it three wins, all at home, a draw and two defeats, both away, on their return to the top flight.
🟨 7 Sep 1960, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian

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
Cardiff City


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27
🟨 7 Sep 1960, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #81 |
Wednesday, 7 September 1960
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🟨 7 Sep 1960, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jim Finney | 🏴 | Hereford, 1959-1972
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 78 | 🟩 | 41 🟨 15 🟥 22 | 1.77
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 7 Sep 1960, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jim Finney | 🏴 | Hereford, 1959-1972
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 30 Mar 1960, Villa 4-4 Liverpool, Villa Park
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
🟨 7 Sep 1960, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jimmy Adam replaces Peter McParland.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.77 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.24 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 23.48 |
🟨 7 Sep 1960, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian
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 | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 | 🚑 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bill Jones | 🏴 |

Cardiff City
GK Graham Vearncombe | 🏴 |
LB Alec Milne | 🏴 |
D Danny Malloy | 🏴 |
D Alan Harrington | 🏴 |
M Colin Baker | 🏴 |
M Steve Gammon | 🏴 |
W Johnny Watkins | 🏴 |
W Brian Walsh | 🏴 |
F Peter Donnelly | 🏴 |
F Derek Tapscott | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Brian Edgley | 🏴 |
🟨 7 Sep 1960, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟨 7 Sep 1960, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian
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
🟨 7 Sep 1960, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 7 Sep 1960, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian
SQUAD STATS

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

Cardiff XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟨 7 Sep 1960, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 7 Sep 1960, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟨 7 Sep 1960, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 7 Sep 1960, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 7 Sep 1960, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian

