Game #2595
Aston Villa
5-1-4, 11 PTS
Saturday, 24 September 1960


Lost
9th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
10-0-0, 20 PTS
White Hart Lane
Attendance: 61,356
🟥 24 Sep 1960, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Tottenham Hotspur
6-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 65' | Jimmy MacEwan | 79' |
🟥 24 Sep 1960, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 September 1960
🥅 | 7' Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), John White
🥅 | 19' Goal, 0-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), John White
🥅 | 27' Goal, 0-3, (Tottenham Hotspur), Bobby Smith
🥅 | 30' Goal, 0-4, (Tottenham Hotspur), Terry Dyson
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 63' Goal, 0-5, (Tottenham Hotspur), Les Allen
⚽ | 65' Goal, 1-5, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
⚽ | 79' Goal, 2-5, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🥅 | 85' Goal, 2-6, (Tottenham Hotspur), Dave Mackay
🕒 | FT Tottenham Hotspur 6-2 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
🟥 24 Sep 1960, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 September 1960
On paper another heavy defeat, and that was what the scoreline suggested, the reality was different however as Spurs, winning their 10th League game in a row, were taken all the way by Villa but nothing could match the superlative attacking skills of the North London side.
Joe Mercer's Villa lose on the road for the fourth time in five and have now suffered 2-5; 3-5; 1-4 and 2-6 defeats, conceding twenty whilst scoring eight. That form stands in stark contrast to Villa's 100% win record at home. As a result, Villa make it five wins, all at home, a draw and four defeats, all away, in ten games following their return to the top flight.
🟥 24 Sep 1960, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane

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
Tottenham Hotspur


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1950-51
🟥 24 Sep 1960, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #85 |
Saturday, 24 September 1960
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🟥 24 Sep 1960, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Leslie Hamer | 🏴 | Bolton, -1968
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-6
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 82 | 🟩 | 43 🟨 15 🟥 24 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 24 Sep 1960, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Leslie Hamer | 🏴 | Bolton, -1968
Previous 5:
Last Match:
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
🟥 24 Sep 1960, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the third successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.97 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 31.53 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 18.84 |
🟥 24 Sep 1960, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane
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 Nicholson | 🏴 |

Tottenham Hotspur
GK Bill Brown | 🏴 |
CB Maurice Norman | 🏴 |
RB Peter Baker | 🏴 |
LB Ron Henry | 🏴 |
M Dave Mackay | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Danny Blanchflower (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
M John White | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Terry Dyson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Cliff Jones | 🏴 |
F Les Allen | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Bobby Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 24 Sep 1960, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 24 Sep 1960, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane
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
🟥 24 Sep 1960, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 24 Sep 1960, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane
SQUAD STATS

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

Spurs XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 24 Sep 1960, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 24 Sep 1960, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 24 Sep 1960, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 24 Sep 1960, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH REPORTS
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