Game #2615
Aston Villa
13-3-9, 29 PTS
Saturday, 31 December 1960
Drew
6th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division One
Blackpool
6-4-14, 16 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,037
🟨 31 Dec 1960, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-2
Blackpool
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 8' |
🟨 31 Dec 1960, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 December 1960
⚽ | 8' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
⚽ | 42' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Blackpool
🥅 | 46' Goal, 1-2, (Blackpool), Ray Parry
🥅 | 89' Goal, 2-2, (Blackpool), Ray Parry
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Blackpool
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 31 Dec 1960, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 31 December 1960
Villa go 2-0 up through Gerry Hitchens but Blackpool score a minute after halftime and a minute before fulltime to take a barely deserved draw from Villa Park.
Joe Mercer's Villa end 1960 with just three defeats in their last sixteen make it thirteen wins, ten at home, three draws and nine defeats, seven away, in twenty five games following their return to the top flight.
Villa's return to division one had been an unqualified success so far as a small squad had dealt admirably with a fixture pile up to record some impressive League results and to progress in the inaugural League Cup ahead of their first FA Cup fixtures of the season.
🟨 31 Dec 1960, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Blackpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1952-53
🟨 31 Dec 1960, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #105 |
Saturday, 31 December 1960
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🟨 31 Dec 1960, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: A. L. Mason | 🏴 | Maidstone, -1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 102 | 🟩 | 53 🟨 20 🟥 29 | 1.75
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 31 Dec 1960, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: A. L. Mason | 🏴 | Maidstone, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟨 31 Dec 1960, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Bobby Thomson and Jimmy MacEwan replace Harry Burrows and Jimmy Adam.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.64 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 31.80 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 19.11 |
🟨 31 Dec 1960, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
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 Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Suart | 🏴 |
Blackpool
GK Tony Waiters | 🏴 |
LB Hugh Kelly | 🏴 |
CB Roy Gratrix | 🏴 |
D Tommy Garrett | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
M Sammy Salt | 🏴 |
W Ray Parry | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Stanley Matthews | 🏴 |
F Dave Durie | 🏴 |
F Ray Charnley | 🏴 |
CF Jackie Mudie | 🏴 |
🟨 31 Dec 1960, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 31 Dec 1960, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, 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
🟨 31 Dec 1960, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
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 | |
|---|---|
🟨 31 Dec 1960, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Blackpool XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟨 31 Dec 1960, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 31 Dec 1960, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 31 Dec 1960, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 31 Dec 1960, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 31 Dec 1960, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Villa Park