Game #2599
Aston Villa
6-1-6, 13 PTS
Saturday, 15 October 1960
Lost
10th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Arsenal
6-1-6, 13 PTS
Highbury
Attendance: 23,048
🟥 15 Oct 1960, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
Arsenal
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 15 Oct 1960, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 October 1960
🕒 | HT Arsenal 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 55' Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), David Herd
⚽ | 70' Goal, 1-1, Jimmy MacEwan
🥅 | 84' Goal, 1-2, (Arsenal), Geoff Strong
🕒 | FT Arsenal 2-1 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
🟥 15 Oct 1960, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 15 October 1960
The first half belongs to Arsenal, the second to Villa, but Arsenal score a late winner to send Villa to their first defeat in three.
Joe Mercer's Villa return to League action at Highbury and lose on the road for the fifth time in six and are defeated for the third time in the last four League games to make it six wins, all at home, a draw and six defeats, five away, in thirteen games following their return to the top flight.
Meanwhile, centre back Terry Morrall made his final appearance for Villa aged 21 before moving on to Shrewsbury Town in May 1961. Morrall played for Villa in 1959-60 and 1960-61 making nine appearances.
🟥 15 Oct 1960, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 CB Terry Morrall | 🏴 | 1959-60 🕒 9 | ✅ 9 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 - | #469 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1952–53
🟥 15 Oct 1960, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #89 |
Saturday, 15 October 1960
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🟥 15 Oct 1960, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Tommy Dawes | 🏴 | Norfolk, 1959-1969
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 86 | 🟩 | 45 🟨 15 🟥 26 | 1.74
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 15 Oct 1960, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tommy Dawes | 🏴 | Norfolk, 1959-1969
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
🟥 15 Oct 1960, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Peter McParland replaces Harry Burrows.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.86 |
Oldest Player |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | 32.18 |
Youngest Player |
CB Terry Morrall | 🏴 | 21.91 |
🟥 15 Oct 1960, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
George Swindin | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Jack Kelsey | 🏴 |
RB Len Wills | 🏴 |
CB John Snedden | 🏴 |
LB Billy McCullough | 🇬🇧 |
M John Barnwell | 🏴 |
M Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
W Danny Clapton | 🏴 |
F Geoff Strong | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Vic Groves | 🏴 |
CF Jackie Henderson | 🏴 |
CF David Herd | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 15 Oct 1960, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟥 15 Oct 1960, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
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
🟥 15 Oct 1960, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 15 Oct 1960, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Arsenal XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 15 Oct 1960, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 15 Oct 1960, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 15 Oct 1960, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 15 Oct 1960, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 15 Oct 1960, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury