Game #2611
Aston Villa
13-2-7, 28 PTS
Saturday, 17 December 1960
Won
6th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Chelsea
9-2-10, 20 PTS
Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 23,805
🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Chelsea
2-4
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Bobby Thomson | 9' | 19' | Alan Deakin | 57' |
🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 December 1960
⚽ | 9' Goal, 1-0, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🥅 | 10' Goal, 1-1, (Chelsea), Jimmy Greaves
⚽ | 19' Goal, 2-1, Ron Wylie, Assist by Bobby Thomson
💥 | 44' Missed Penalty, (Chelsea), Peter Sillett
🕒 | HT Chelsea 1-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 57' Goal, 3-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Alan Deakin
⚽ | 58' Goal, 4-1, Bobby Thomson
🥅 | 76' Goal, 4-2, (Chelsea), Jimmy Greaves
🕒 | FT Chelsea 2-4 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 December 1960
🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Chelsea
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
Aston Villa
Chelsea
🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #101 |
Saturday, 17 December 1960
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🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Arthur Sparling | 🏴 | Grimsby, -1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 98 | 🟩 | 53 🟨 18 🟥 27 | 1.81
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Sparling | 🏴 | Grimsby, 1957-1966
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alan Deakin replaces Alan O’Neill.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.45 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 31.76 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 19.07 |
🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Ted Drake | 🏴 |
Chelsea
GK Peter Bonetti | 🏴 |
RB Peter Sillett | 🏴 |
CF Ron Tindall | 🏴 |
LB Allan Harris | 🏴 |
M John Mortimore | 🏴 |
M Bobby Evans | 🏴 |
M Terry Venables | 🏴 |
W Peter Brabrook | 🏴 |
F Bobby Tambling | 🏴 |
F Johnny Brooks | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Greaves | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
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
🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Chelsea XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge