Game #2604
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 15 November 1960


Drew
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
League Cup
Preston North End
Deepdale
Attendance: 7,677
🟨 15 Nov 1960, Villa 3-3 Preston, Deepdale
Preston North End
3-3

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 5' | Peter McParland | 40' |
🟨 15 Nov 1960, Villa 3-3 Preston, Deepdale


MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 15 November 1960
⚽ | 5' Goal, 1-0, Alan O'Neill, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🥅 | 26' Goal, 1-1, (Preston North End), Tommy Thompson
⚽ | 40' Goal, 2-1, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Preston North End 1-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 50' Goal, 2-2, (Preston North End), Davie Sneddon
⚽ | 85' Goal, 3-2, Bobby Thomson
🥅 | 89' Goal, 3-3, (Preston North End), John Wylie
🕒 | FT Preston North End 3-3 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 Nov 1960, Villa 3-3 Preston, Deepdale

ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 15 November 1960
Villa take the lead three times and are pegged back with Preston's final equaliser coming in the last minute ahead of a Villa Park replay.
Joe Mercer's Villa play at Deepdale for the second successive game and second time in four games as they contest the third round of the inaugural League Cup. Despite scoring three away from home, Preston secure a replay at Villa Park as the fixtures begin to pile up for Mercer's men.
🟨 15 Nov 1960, Villa 3-3 Preston, Deepdale

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Preston North End


League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937–38
FIXTURE HISTORY
Preston North End


Previous 5 vs. Preston: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
League 🕒 85 | 🟩 45 | 🟨 9 | 🟥 31 | ⚽ 161 | 🥅 128 |
FA Cup 🕒 7 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 8 | 🥅 10 |
League Cup 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 3 |
For the 51st time in 93 games one or other of the sides has scored 3 or more goals. ⚽ Villa 30 Preston 25. Both have done so on 4 occasions.
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟨 15 Nov 1960, Villa 3-3 Preston, Deepdale
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #19 |
Manager Game | #94 |
Tuesday, 15 November 1960
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🟨 15 Nov 1960, Villa 3-3 Preston, Deepdale
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 91 | 🟩 | 48 🟨 17 🟥 26 | 1.77
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 15 Nov 1960, Villa 3-3 Preston, Deepdale

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
REFEREE PROFILE
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 Nov 1960, Villa 3-3 Preston, Deepdale

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the fourth successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.73 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 31.67 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan O'Neill | 🏴 | 23.02 |
🟨 15 Nov 1960, Villa 3-3 Preston, Deepdale
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
Cliff Britton | 🏴 |

Preston North End
Not Recorded
🟨 15 Nov 1960, Villa 3-3 Preston, Deepdale
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟨 15 Nov 1960, Villa 3-3 Preston, Deepdale
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 Nov 1960, Villa 3-3 Preston, Deepdale

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 Nov 1960, Villa 3-3 Preston, Deepdale
SQUAD STATS

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

Not Recorded
🟨 15 Nov 1960, Villa 3-3 Preston, Deepdale
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 15 Nov 1960, Villa 3-3 Preston, Deepdale
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟨 15 Nov 1960, Villa 3-3 Preston, Deepdale


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 15 Nov 1960, Villa 3-3 Preston, Deepdale


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 15 Nov 1960, Villa 3-3 Preston, Deepdale

