Game #2602
Aston Villa
9-1-6, 19 PTS
Saturday, 5 November 1960
Won
6th (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Burnley
10-0-6, 20 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 35,772
🟩 5 Nov 1960, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Burnley
Assist(s) | Alan O'Neill | 35' | Peter McParland | 46' |
🟩 5 Nov 1960, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 November 1960
⚽ | 35' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Alan O'Neill
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Burnley
⚽ | 46' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Burnley
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 5 Nov 1960, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 November 1960
Joe Mercer's Villa make it three successive wins for the first time this season and the first time in the top flight since April 1956. As a result, Villa make it nine wins, eight at home, a draw and six defeats, five away, in sixteen games following their return to the top flight.
🟩 5 Nov 1960, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Burnley
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1959-60
Aston Villa
Burnley
🟩 5 Nov 1960, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #92 |
Saturday, 5 November 1960
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🟩 5 Nov 1960, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴 | Billingham, 1954-1971
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 89 | 🟩 | 48 🟨 15 🟥 26 | 1.79
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 5 Nov 1960, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴 | Billingham, 1954-1971
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 5 Nov 1960, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.71 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 31.65 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan O'Neill | 🏴 | 22.99 |
🟩 5 Nov 1960, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
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
Harry Potts | 🏴 |
Burnley
GK Adam Blacklaw | 🏴 |
RB John Angus | 🏴 |
LB Alex Elder | 🇬🇧 |
M Walter Joyce | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Adamson | 🏴 |
M Brian Miller | 🏴 |
M Brian Pilkington | 🏴 |
M Jimmy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
W John Connelly | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Robson | 🏴 |
CF Ray Pointer | 🏴 |
🟩 5 Nov 1960, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 5 Nov 1960, Villa 2-0 Burnley, 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
🟩 5 Nov 1960, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 5 Nov 1960, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Burnley XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 5 Nov 1960, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 5 Nov 1960, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 5 Nov 1960, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 5 Nov 1960, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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