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, 1960-1971
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, 1960-1971
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