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
Such was the fervour from Peterborough that 10,000 fans were locked out ahead of kick off and Posh did little to temper their expectations as the robust fourth division side but on a stirring display in defeat.
Joe Mercer's Villa see off fourth division Peterborough in the FA Cup third round replay to make it just three defeats in twenty one.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Fred Potter made his sixth and final appearance for Villa aged 20 before moving on to Doncaster Rovers in July 1962.
🟩 1 Feb 1961, Villa 2-1 Peterborough, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
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: ❌
🟩 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