Game #2601
Aston Villa
8-1-6, 17 PTS
Saturday, 29 October 1960
Won
9th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
5-1-9, 11 PTS
The Hawthorns
Attendance: 41,903
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns
West Brom
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 2' | Vic Crowe | 41' |
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 October 1960
⚽ | 2' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Ron Wylie
⚽ | 41' Goal, 2-0, Alan O'Neill, Assist by Vic Crowe
🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 October 1960
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1953-54
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #91 |
Saturday, 29 October 1960
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🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: R. M. Jordan | 🏴 | Leicester, -1960
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 88 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 15 🟥 26 | 1.77
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: R. M. Jordan | 🏴 | Leicester, -1960 🆘
🆘 Wasn't strong enough to deal with the predictable Albion excesses in defeat
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe replaces Pat Saward.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.69 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 31.63 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan O'Neill | 🏴 | 22.98 |
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Gordon Clark | 🏴 |
West Bromwich Albion
GK Ray Potter | 🏴 |
LB Graham Williams | 🏴 |
RB Don Howe | 🏴 |
CB Joe Kennedy | 🏴 |
M David Burnside | 🏴 |
M Chuck Drury | 🏴 |
W Geoff Carter | 🏴 |
W Alec Jackson | 🏴 |
W Bobby Robson | 🏴 |
CF Ronnie Allen | 🏴 |
CF Derek Kevan | 🏴 |
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns
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
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns
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 | |
|---|---|
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SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Albion XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns