Game #2593
Aston Villa
4-1-3, 9 PTS
Monday, 12 September 1960
Won
6th (+5)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Cardiff City
2-2-4, 6 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,958
🟩 12 Sep 1960, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Cardiff City
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 33' | Bobby Thomson | 36' |
🟩 12 Sep 1960, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 12 September 1960
🥅 | 11' Goal, 0-1, (Cardiff City), Derek Tapscott
⚽ | 33' Goal, 1-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
⚽ | 36' Goal, 2-1, Harry Burrows, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Cardiff City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Cardiff City
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
🟩 12 Sep 1960, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 12 September 1960
Villa get swift revenge over Cardiff for their Ninian Park defeat but the welshmen take it in the least sportmanlike fashion possible. Villa climb to 6th.
Joe Mercer's Villa return to Villa Park to face fellow promoted side Cardiff and continue their 100% home win record to make it four wins, all at home, a draw and three defeats, all away, in eight games following their return to the top flight.
🟩 12 Sep 1960, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, 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
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27
🟩 12 Sep 1960, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #83 |
Monday, 12 September 1960
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🟩 12 Sep 1960, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: John Bullough | 🏴 | Bolton, 1960-1961
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 80 | 🟩 | 42 🟨 15 🟥 23 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 12 Sep 1960, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Bullough | 🏴 | Bolton, 1960-1961
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
🟩 12 Sep 1960, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Doug Winton, Terry Morrall and Alan Deakin replace Stan Lynn, Pat Saward and Jimmy Dugdale.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.94 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 31.50 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 18.81 |
🟩 12 Sep 1960, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Terry Morrall | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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 Graham Moore | 🏴 |
M Steve Gammon | 🏴 |
W Johnny Watkins | 🏴 |
W Brian Walsh | 🏴 |
F Peter Donnelly | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Derek Tapscott | 🏴 |
🟩 12 Sep 1960, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 12 Sep 1960, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, 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
🟩 12 Sep 1960, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, 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 🇺
🟩 12 Sep 1960, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Cardiff XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 12 Sep 1960, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 12 Sep 1960, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 12 Sep 1960, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 12 Sep 1960, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 12 Sep 1960, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Villa Park