Game #2620
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 1 February 1961
Won
4th Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
FA Cup
Peterborough United
Villa Park
Attendance: 64,531
🟩 1 Feb 1961, Villa 2-1 Peterborough, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Peterborough United
Assist(s) | Alan O'Neill | 49' | 62' |
🟩 1 Feb 1961, Villa 2-1 Peterborough, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 1 February 1961
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Peterborough United
⚽ | 49' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Alan O'Neill
🥅 | 61' Goal, 1-1, (Peterborough United), Peter McNamee
⚽ | 62' Goal, 2-1, Peter McParland, Assist by Alan O'Neill
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Peterborough United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 1 Feb 1961, Villa 2-1 Peterborough, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 1 February 1961
🟩 1 Feb 1961, Villa 2-1 Peterborough, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 GK Fred Potter | 🏴 | 1960-61 | 🕒 6 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #480 |
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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
🟩 1 Feb 1961, Villa 2-1 Peterborough, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #35 |
Manager Game | #110 |
Wednesday, 1 February 1961
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🟩 1 Feb 1961, Villa 2-1 Peterborough, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jack Kelly | 🏴 | Chorley, -1962
Kick off: 7.15pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 107 | 🟩 | 55 🟨 23 🟥 29 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 1 Feb 1961, Villa 2-1 Peterborough, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Kelly | 🏴 | Chorley, -1962 🆘
🆘 Probably should have given Villa at least two penalties for Peterborough's tackling offences in their box
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 1 Feb 1961, Villa 2-1 Peterborough, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.22 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.65 |
Youngest Player |
GK Fred Potter | 🏴 | 20.19 |
🟩 1 Feb 1961, Villa 2-1 Peterborough, Villa Park
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 | 🏴 |
🟩 1 Feb 1961, Villa 2-1 Peterborough, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 1 Feb 1961, Villa 2-1 Peterborough, 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
🟩 1 Feb 1961, Villa 2-1 Peterborough, 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 1 Feb 1961, Villa 2-1 Peterborough, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Peterborough XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟩 1 Feb 1961, Villa 2-1 Peterborough, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 1 Feb 1961, Villa 2-1 Peterborough, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 1 Feb 1961, Villa 2-1 Peterborough, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 1 Feb 1961, Villa 2-1 Peterborough, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 1 Feb 1961, Villa 2-1 Peterborough, Villa Park