Game #2600
Aston Villa
7-1-6, 15 PTS
Saturday, 22 October 1960
Won
9th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Birmingham City
5-2-7, 12 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 46,306
🟩 22 Oct 1960, Villa 6-2 Birmingham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
6-2
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 1' | Ron Wylie | 31' |
🟩 22 Oct 1960, Villa 6-2 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 22 October 1960
🟢 | 1' Debut, Alan O'Neill
⚽ | 1' Goal, 1-0, Alan O'Neill, Assist by Peter McParland (25 seconds)
⚽ | 31' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Ron Wylie
💥 | 34' Missed penalty, (Birmingham City), Gordon Astall
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Birmingham City
⚽ | 49' Goal, 3-0, Peter McParland
🥅 | 66' Goal, 3-1, (Birmingham City), Mike Hellawell
⚽ | 67' Goal, 4-1, Alan O'Neill
⚽ | 84' Goal, 5-1, Gerry Hitchens
🥅 | 86' Goal, 5-2, (Birmingham City), Bobby Thomson o.g.
⚽ | 87' Goal, 6-2, Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 6-2 Birmingham 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
🟩 22 Oct 1960, Villa 6-2 Birmingham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 22 October 1960
🟩 22 Oct 1960, Villa 6-2 Birmingham, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 22 Oct 1960, Villa 6-2 Birmingham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #90 |
Saturday, 22 October 1960
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🟩 22 Oct 1960, Villa 6-2 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Seddon | 🏴 | Formby, -1966
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 6-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 87 | 🟩 | 46 🟨 15 🟥 26 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 22 Oct 1960, Villa 6-2 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Seddon | 🏴 | Formby, 1960-1966
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
REFEREE PROFILE
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
🟩 22 Oct 1960, Villa 6-2 Birmingham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jimmy Dugdale and Alan O’Neill (debut) replace Terry Morrall and Vic Crowe.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.98 |
Oldest Player |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | 32.20 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan O'Neill | 🏴 | 22.96 |
🟩 22 Oct 1960, Villa 6-2 Birmingham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | 🔴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Gil Merrick | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Johnny Schofield | 🏴 |
LB George Allen | 🏴 |
LB Graham Sissons | 🏴 |
RB Brian Farmer | 🏴 |
M Billy Rudd | 🏴 |
M Dick Neal Jr | 🏴 |
M Johnny Watts | 🏴 |
W Mike Hellawell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Gordon Astall | 🏴 |
F Johnny Gordon | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Singer | 🏴 |
🟩 22 Oct 1960, Villa 6-2 Birmingham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 22 Oct 1960, Villa 6-2 Birmingham, 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
🟩 22 Oct 1960, Villa 6-2 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 22 Oct 1960, Villa 6-2 Birmingham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Birmingham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 22 Oct 1960, Villa 6-2 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 22 Oct 1960, Villa 6-2 Birmingham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
International Duty | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 22 Oct 1960, Villa 6-2 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 22 Oct 1960, Villa 6-2 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 22 Oct 1960, Villa 6-2 Birmingham, Villa Park