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, Hawthorns
West Brom
0-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 2' | Vic Crowe | 41' |
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, 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
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
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 October 1960
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns

DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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, 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, 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
🕒 88 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 15 🟥 26 | 1.77
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, 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
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
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, 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, 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, Hawthorns
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, 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, Hawthorns

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 🇺
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS

Albion XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns

