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
🟩 23 Nov 1960, Villa 3-1 Preston, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 23 November 1960
🟩 23 Nov 1960, Villa 3-1 Preston, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937–38
Aston Villa
Preston North End
🟩 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: J. G. Williams | 🏴 | Nottingham, -1961
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 93 | 🟩 | 50 🟨 17 🟥 26 | 1.8
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
🟩 23 Nov 1960, Villa 3-1 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: J. G. Williams | 🏴 | Nottingham, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 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
* 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 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