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
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
🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 October 1960
'Keeper Kevin Keelan comes in for Nigel Sims and things don't go too well as Villa ship three in the first '45 having looked out of sorts from the first minute. Villa's 100% home win record is gone.
Joe Mercer's Villa lose their 100% home win record as they are defeated at Villa Park for the first time in six. As a result, Villa make it five wins, all at home, a draw and five defeats, four away, in eleven games following their return to the top flight.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Kevin Keelan made his final appearance for Villa aged 19 before moving on to Stockport County in April 1961. Keelan played for Villa in 1959-60 and 1960-61 making five appearances.
🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 GK Kevin Keelan | 🏴 | 1960 🕒 5 | ✅ 5 🔁 (-) | 🥅 2.20 | ⛔ 20% | 🇺 - | #479 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 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
🕒 83 | 🟩 | 43 🟨 15 🟥 25 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harry New | 🏴 | Portsmouth, 1960-1975
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
🆘 Probably should have awarded Villa a penalty, maybe two, whether it would have made any difference is a moot point given the performance.
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 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
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 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