Game #2598
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 12 October 1960
Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Huddersfield Town
Villa Park
Attendance: 17,057
🟩 12 Oct 1960, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-1
Huddersfield Town
Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 19' | Jimmy MacEwan | 27' | Vic Crowe | 55' |
🟩 12 Oct 1960, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 12 October 1960
⚽ | 19' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Harry Burrows
⚽ | 27' Goal, 2-0, Ron Wylie, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🥅 | 37' Goal, 2-1, (Huddersfield Town), John Milner
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Huddersfield Town
⚽ | 55' Goal, 3-1, Ron Wylie, Assist by Vic Crowe
⚽ | 78' Goal, 4-1, Harry Burrows
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Huddersfield Town
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
🟩 12 Oct 1960, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 12 October 1960
Villa cruise through their inaugural League Cup fixture with a straightforward win over second division Huddersfield.
Joe Mercer's Villa contest their first ever game in the League Cup and see off second division Huddersfield to progress to the third round.
🟩 12 Oct 1960, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
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
Huddersfield Town
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1925-26
🟩 12 Oct 1960, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #13 |
Manager Game | #88 |
Wednesday, 12 October 1960
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🟩 12 Oct 1960, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 85 | 🟩 | 45 🟨 15 🟥 25 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 12 Oct 1960, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
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
🟩 12 Oct 1960, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Terry Morrall replaces Jimmy Dugdale.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.23 |
Oldest Player |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | 32.18 |
Youngest Player |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 19.59 |
🟩 12 Oct 1960, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, 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 Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Eddie Boot | 🏴 |
Huddersfield Town
GK Ray Wood | 🏴 |
FB Brian Gibson | 🏴 |
CB John Coddington | 🏴 |
RB Bob Parker | 🏴 |
LH Gordon Low | 🏴 |
CH Ken Taylor | 🏴 |
RH John Milner | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Chris Balderstone | 🏴 |
CF Jim Kerray | 🏴 |
CF Derek Stokes | 🏴 |
CF Les Massie | 🏴 |
🟩 12 Oct 1960, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 12 Oct 1960, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, 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
🟩 12 Oct 1960, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, 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 🇺
🟩 12 Oct 1960, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Huddersfield XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 12 Oct 1960, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 12 Oct 1960, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 12 Oct 1960, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 12 Oct 1960, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 12 Oct 1960, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park