Game #2597
Aston Villa
6-1-5, 13 PTS
Saturday, 8 October 1960
Won
9th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Newcastle United
5-0-7, 10 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,336
🟩 8 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Newcastle United
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 19' | Ron Wylie | 52' |
🟩 8 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 October 1960
⚽ | 19' Goal, 1-0, Ron Wylie, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle United
⚽ | 52' Goal, 2-0, Vic Crowe, Assist by Ron Wylie
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 8 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 October 1960
🟩 8 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Newcastle United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1954-55
Aston Villa
Newcastle United
🟩 8 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #87 |
Saturday, 8 October 1960
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🟩 8 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jack Sturgeon | 🏴 | Putney, 1960-1963
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 84 | 🟩 | 44 🟨 15 🟥 25 | 1.75
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 8 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Sturgeon | 🏴 | Putney, 1960-1963
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟩 8 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Sims, Jimmy Dugdale and Harry Burrows replace Kevin Keelan, Terry Morrall and Peter McParland.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.84 |
Oldest Player |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | 32.16 |
Youngest Player |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 19.58 |
🟩 8 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Charlie Mitten | 🏴 |
Newcastle United
GK Bryan Harvey | 🏴 |
CB Bill McKinney | 🏴 |
CB George Heslop | 🏴 |
LB Alf McMichael | 🇬🇧 |
M Duncan Neale | 🏴 |
W George Luke | 🏴 |
W Bobby Mitchell | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Wilson | 🏴 |
W John Mitten | 🏴 |
F Ivor Allchurch | 🏴 |
CF Len White | 🏴 |
🟩 8 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 8 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, 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
🟩 8 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 8 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Newcastle XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 8 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 8 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 8 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 8 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 8 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park