Game #2614
Aston Villa
13-2-9, 28 PTS
Monday, 26 December 1960
Lost
6th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
15-4-5, 34 PTS
Molineux
Attendance: 43,161
🟥 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux
Wolves
3-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 85' |
🟥 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 26 December 1960
🥅 | 4' Goal, 0-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ted Farmer
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 66' Goal, 0-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ted Farmer
🥅 | 78' Goal, 0-3, (Wolverhampton Wanderers, pen), Jimmy Murray
⚽ | 80' Goal, 1-3, Gerry Hitchens
⚽ | 85' Goal, 2-3, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Harry Burrows
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 26 December 1960
🟥 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1959-60
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
🟥 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #104 |
Monday, 26 December 1960
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🟥 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jim Finney | 🏴 | Hereford, 1959-1972
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 101 | 🟩 | 53 🟨 19 🟥 29 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jim Finney | 🏴 | Hereford, 1959-1972
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 7 Sep 1960, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park
Cards: None
🟥 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Fred Potter, Harry Burrows and Jimmy Adam replace Nigel Sims, Bobby Thomson and Jimmy MacEwan.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.07 |
Oldest Player |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 | 31.24 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 19.09 |
🟥 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Fred Potter | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Malcolm Finlayson | 🏴 |
LB Gerry Harris | 🏴 |
D George Showell | 🏴 |
D Bill Slater | 🏴 |
M John Kirkham | 🏴 |
M Eddie Clamp | 🏴 |
M Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
W Cliff Durandt | 🇿🇦 |
W Norman Deeley | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Murray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Ted Farmer | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟥 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux
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
🟥 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Fred Potter | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Wolves XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟥 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux