Game #2613
Aston Villa
13-2-8, 28 PTS
Saturday, 24 December 1960


Lost
6th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
14-4-5, 32 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 48,795
🟥 24 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Wolves, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-2

Wolves

Assist(s) | None
🟥 24 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Wolves, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 December 1960
🥅 | 18' Goal, 0-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ted Farmer
🥅 | 21' Goal, 0-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Cliff Durandt
🚑 | 32' Player retires from field of play with injury, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ron Flowers
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🚑 | 46' Player returns to field of play, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ron Flowers
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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
🟥 24 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Wolves, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 December 1960
Villa suffer defeat at the hands of Wolves but remain sixth ahead of the return fixture at Molineux on Boxing Day.
Joe Mercer's Villa make it two defeats in their last fourteen matches as their fixture congestion begins to bite.
Villa had now played four times in the last eleven days and lose at home for only the second time this season to make it thirteen wins, ten at home, two draws, both away and eight defeats, six away, in twenty three games following their return to the top flight.
🟥 24 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Wolves, 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
Wolverhampton Wanderers


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1959-60
🟥 24 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Wolves, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #103 |
Saturday, 24 December 1960
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🟥 24 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Dagnall | 🏴 | Bolton, 1957-1968
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 100 | 🟩 | 53 🟨 19 🟥 28 | 1.78
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 24 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Wolves, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Dagnall | 🏴 | Bolton, 1957-1968
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
🟥 24 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Wolves, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Sims replaces Fred Potter.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.47 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 31.78 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 19.09 |
🟥 24 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Wolves, Villa Park
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
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |

Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Malcolm Finlayson | 🏴 |
LB Gerry Harris | 🏴 |
D Bill Slater | 🏴 |
RB Eddie Stuart | 🇿🇦 |
M Ron Flowers | 🏴 | 🚑 |
M Eddie Clamp | 🏴 |
M Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
W Cliff Durandt | 🇿🇦 | ⚽ |
W Norman Deeley | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Murray | 🏴 |
CF Ted Farmer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 24 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Wolves, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 24 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Wolves, 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

🟥 24 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Wolves, 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 🇺
🟥 24 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Wolves, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

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

Wolves XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
🟥 24 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 24 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Wolves, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 24 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Wolves, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 24 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Wolves, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 24 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Wolves, Villa Park

