Game #2606
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 23 November 1960
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Preston North End
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,000
🟩 23 Nov 1960, Villa 3-1 Preston, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1
Preston North End
🟩 23 Nov 1960, Villa 3-1 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 23 November 1960
⚽ | 30' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens
🥅 | 45' Goal, 1-1, (Preston North End), Peter Thompson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Preston North End
⚽ | 58' Goal, 2-1, Ron Wylie
⚽ | 82' Goal, 3-1, Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Preston North End
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
🟩 23 Nov 1960, Villa 3-1 Preston, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 23 November 1960
Villa finally beat Preston having played them three times in the last four games. Villa progress to the Last 16 of the inaugural League Cup as a result.
Joe Mercer's Villa extend their unbeaten run to seven games as they beat first division rivals Preston in the third round replay of the League Cup.
🟩 23 Nov 1960, Villa 3-1 Preston, Villa Park
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 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 4 |
For the 52nd time in 94 games one or other of the sides has scored 3 or more goals. ⚽ Villa 31 Preston 25. Both have done so on 4 occasions.
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟩 23 Nov 1960, Villa 3-1 Preston, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #21 |
Manager Game | #96 |
Wednesday, 23 November 1960
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🟩 23 Nov 1960, Villa 3-1 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Joe Williams | 🏴 | Arnold, 1951-1961
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 93 | 🟩 | 50 🟨 17 🟥 26 | 1.8
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 Nov 1960, Villa 3-1 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Joe Williams | 🏴 | Arnold, 1951-1961
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
🟩 23 Nov 1960, Villa 3-1 Preston, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alan Deakin replaces Vic Crowe.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.86 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 31.70 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 19.00 |
🟩 23 Nov 1960, Villa 3-1 Preston, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
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
GK Fred Else | 🏴 |
RB Bob Wilson | 🏴 |
CB Tony Singleton | 🏴 |
M John O’Neill | 🇮🇪 |
M John Wylie | 🏴 |
M Johnny Fullam | 🇮🇪 |
W Derek Mayers | 🏴 |
W Peter Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Tommy Thompson (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Davie Sneddon | 🏴 |
CF Alec Alston | 🏴 |
🟩 23 Nov 1960, Villa 3-1 Preston, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 23 Nov 1960, Villa 3-1 Preston, 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
🟩 23 Nov 1960, Villa 3-1 Preston, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 23 Nov 1960, Villa 3-1 Preston, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Preston XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
🟩 23 Nov 1960, Villa 3-1 Preston, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 Nov 1960, Villa 3-1 Preston, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 Nov 1960, Villa 3-1 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Nov 1960, Villa 3-1 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 23 Nov 1960, Villa 3-1 Preston, Villa Park