Game #2594
Aston Villa
5-1-3, 11 PTS
Saturday, 17 September 1960
Won
8th (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Manchester United
2-1-5, 5 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 43,593
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1
Manchester United
Assist(s) | Bobby Thomson | 33' | Gerry Hitchens | 52' |
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 September 1960
⚽ | 33' Goal, 1-0, Harry Burrows, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester United
⚽ | 52' Goal, 2-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🥅 | 56' Goal, 2-1, (Manchester United), Dennis Viollet
⚽ | 64' Goal, 3-1, Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Manchester United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 September 1960
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Aston Villa
Manchester United
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #84 |
Saturday, 17 September 1960
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🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 81 | 🟩 | 43 🟨 15 🟥 23 | 1.78
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.95 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 31.51 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 18.82 |
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, 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
Matt Busby | 🏴 |
Manchester United
GK Harry Gregg | 🇬🇧 |
LB Shay Brennan | 🇮🇪 |
CB Bill Foulkes | 🏴 |
CB Ron Cope | 🏴 |
M Johnny Giles | 🇮🇪 |
M Jimmy Nicholson | 🇬🇧 |
M Maurice Setters | 🏴 |
M Bobby Charlton | 🏴 |
W Albert Scanlon | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Albert Quixall | 🏴 |
CF Dennis Viollet | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, 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
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
United XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park