Game #2609
Aston Villa
12-2-7, 26 PTS
Saturday, 10 December 1960
Lost
6th (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Nottingham Forest
5-4-12, 14 PTS
City Ground
Attendance: 23,178
🟥 10 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
Nottingham Forest
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 10 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 December 1960
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 47' Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest), Quigley
🥅 | 53' Goal, 0-2, (Nottingham Forest), Geoff Vowden
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 2-0 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 10 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 10 December 1960
Joe Mercer's Villa lose for the first time in ten and fail to score for the first time in twenty four games this season to make it twelve wins, ten at home, two draws, both away and seven defeats, six away, in twenty one games following their return to the top flight.
🟥 10 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1958-59
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
🟥 10 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #99 |
Saturday, 10 December 1960
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🟥 10 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jim Cattlin | 🏴 | Rochdale, 1960-1967
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 96 | 🟩 | 52 🟨 17 🟥 27 | 1.8
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
🟥 10 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jim Cattlin | 🏴 | Rochdale, 1960-1967
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟥 10 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.80 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 31.74 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan O'Neill | 🏴 | 23.09 |
🟥 10 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
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
Andy Beattie | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Peter Grummitt | 🏴 |
LB Joe McDonald | 🏴 |
CB Bob McKinlay | 🏴 |
RB Roy Patrick | 🏴 |
M Jack Burkitt | 🏴 |
M John Quigley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Calvin Palmer | 🏴 |
W Dick Le Flem | 🏴 |
W Billy Gray | 🏴 |
F Colin Booth | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 10 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟥 10 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
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
🟥 10 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
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 | |
|---|---|
🟥 10 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Forest XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 10 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 10 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 10 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 10 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
MATCH REPORTS
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