Game #2596
Aston Villa
5-1-5, 11 PTS
Saturday, 1 October 1960
Lost
10th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Leicester City
4-2-5, 10 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,623
🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-3
Leicester City
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 53' |
🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 October 1960
🥅 | 4' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Jimmy Walsh
🥅 | 14' Goal, 0-2, (Leicester City), Jimmy Walsh
🥅 | 44' Goal, 0-3, (Leicester City), Gordon Wills
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-3 Leicester City
⚽ | 53' Goal, 1-3, Peter McParland, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-3 Leicester City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 October 1960
🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 GK Kevin Keelan | 🏴 | 1960 | 🕒 5 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #478 |
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Leicester City
🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #86 |
Saturday, 1 October 1960
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🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Harry New | 🏴 | Portsmouth, 1960-1975
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 83 | 🟩 | 43 🟨 15 🟥 25 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harry New | 🏴 | Portsmouth, 1960-1975 🆘
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
🆘 Probably should have awarded Villa a penalty, maybe two, whether it would have made any difference is a moot point given the performance.
Previous 5: None
Last Match: Nome
Cards: None
🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Kevin Keelan, Peter McParland and Pat Saward replace Nigel Sims, Harry Burrows and Alan Deakin.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.97 |
Oldest Player |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | 32.15 |
Youngest Player |
GK Kevin Keelan | 🏴 | 19.75 |
🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Kevin Keelan | 🏴 | 🔴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Terry Morrall | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Matt Gillies | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK Gordon Banks | 🏴 |
CB Ian King | 🏴 |
CB Tony Knapp | 🏴 |
CB Frank McLintock | 🏴 |
LB Richie Norman | 🏴 |
M Colin Appleton | 🏴 |
M Howard Riley | 🏴 |
W Gordon Wills | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ken Leek | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Walsh | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Albert Cheesebrough | 🏴 |
🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, 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
🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Kevin Keelan | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Leicester XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park