Game #2621
Aston Villa
13-5-9, 31 PTS
Saturday, 4 February 1961


Drew
6th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
Division One
Manchester United
11-5-11, 27 PTS
Old Trafford
Attendance: 33,525
🟨 4 Feb 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
Manchester United
1-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟨 4 Feb 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 February 1961
🕒 | HT Manchester United 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 47' Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson
🥅 | 85' Goal, 1-1, (Manchester United), Bobby Charlton
🕒 | FT Manchester United 1-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟨 4 Feb 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 4 February 1961
A visibly exhausted Villa, playing their third game in three days, lead at Old Trafford until the last five minutes before conceding a late equaliser. Villa have a day's rest before they face Plymouth at Home Park in their League Cup replay.
Joe Mercer's Villa are held at Old Trafford and now have just three defeats in their last twenty two to make it thirteen wins, ten at home, five draws and nine defeats, seven away, in twenty seven games following their return to the top flight.
Meanwhile, Jimmy Adam made his final appearance for Villa aged 29 before moving on to Stoke City in July 1961. Adam played for Villa in 1959-60 and 1960-61 making 24 appearances and scoring 3 goals.
🟨 4 Feb 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 | 1959-61 🕒 24 | ✅ 24 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 3 | 🇺 - | #470 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Manchester United


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
🟨 4 Feb 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #111 |
Saturday, 4 February 1961
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🟨 4 Feb 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Malcolm Dixon | 🏴 | York
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 108 | 🟩 | 55 🟨 24 🟥 29 | 1.75
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 4 Feb 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Malcolm Dixon | 🏴 | York
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 4 Feb 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Sims, Doug Winton and Jimmy Adam replace Fred Potter, Stan Lynn and Peter McParland.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.22 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 31.90 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 | 23.24 |
🟨 4 Feb 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 | 🔴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Matt Busby | 🏴 |

Manchester United
GK Mike Pinner (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Shay Brennan | 🇮🇪 |
LB Noel Cantwell | 🇮🇪 |
CB Bill Foulkes | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Nicholson | 🇬🇧 |
M Norbert Stiles | 🏴 |
M Maurice Setters | 🏴 |
M Bobby Charlton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Albert Quixall | 🏴 |
F Mark Pearson | 🏴 |
CF Alex Dawson | 🏴 |
🟨 4 Feb 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period

🟨 4 Feb 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
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
🟨 4 Feb 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 4 Feb 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS

United XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
🟨 4 Feb 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 4 Feb 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 4 Feb 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 4 Feb 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 4 Feb 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford

