Game #2619
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 January 1961
Drew
4th Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
FA Cup
Peterborough United
London Road
Attendance: 28,266
🟨 28 Jan 1961, Villa 1-1 Peterborough, London Road
Peterborough United
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟨 28 Jan 1961, Villa 1-1 Peterborough, London Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 January 1961
🥅 | 30' Goal, 0-1, (Peterborough United), Billy Hails
⚽ | 31' Goal, 1-1, Own Goal, Roy Banham
🕒 | HT Peterborough United 1-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Peterborough United 1-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 28 Jan 1961, Villa 1-1 Peterborough, London Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 January 1961
Villa face Peterborough United for the first time in competitive football, Peterborough become the 89th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Joe Mercer's Villa can only draw with fourth division Peterborough in the FA Cup third round at London Road but now have just three defeats in twenty.
🟨 28 Jan 1961, Villa 1-1 Peterborough, London Road
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Peterborough United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Peterborough United
🟨 28 Jan 1961, Villa 1-1 Peterborough, London Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #34 |
Manager Game | #109 |
Saturday, 28 January 1961
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🟨 28 Jan 1961, Villa 1-1 Peterborough, London Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Arthur Luty | 🏴 | Leeds, -1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 106 | 🟩 | 54 🟨 23 🟥 29 | 1.75
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 28 Jan 1961, Villa 1-1 Peterborough, London Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Luty | 🏴 | Leeds, -1965
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟨 28 Jan 1961, Villa 1-1 Peterborough, London Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Stan Lynn and Alan O’Neill replace Doug Winton and Alan Deakin.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.21 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.64 |
Youngest Player |
GK Fred Potter | 🏴 | 20.18 |
🟨 28 Jan 1961, Villa 1-1 Peterborough, London Road
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Fred Potter | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Hagan | 🏴 |
Peterborough United
GK Jack Walls | 🏴 |
D Dick Whittaker | 🇮🇪 |
CB Roy Banham | 🏴 |
LB Jim Walker | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Rayner | 🏴 |
M Keith Ripley | 🏴 |
W Billy Hails | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Peter McNamee | 🏴 |
IF Dennis Emery | 🏴 |
F Ray Smith | 🏴 |
CF Terry Bly | 🏴 |
🟨 28 Jan 1961, Villa 1-1 Peterborough, London Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 28 Jan 1961, Villa 1-1 Peterborough, London Road
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
🟨 28 Jan 1961, Villa 1-1 Peterborough, London Road
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 | |
|---|---|
🟨 28 Jan 1961, Villa 1-1 Peterborough, London Road
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Peterborough XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟨 28 Jan 1961, Villa 1-1 Peterborough, London Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 28 Jan 1961, Villa 1-1 Peterborough, London Road
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 28 Jan 1961, Villa 1-1 Peterborough, London Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 28 Jan 1961, Villa 1-1 Peterborough, London Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 28 Jan 1961, Villa 1-1 Peterborough, London Road