Game #2623
Aston Villa
13-5-10, 31 PTS
Saturday, 11 February 1961
Lost
7th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
24-2-3, 50 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 50,786
🟥 11 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2
Tottenham Hotspur
Assist(s) | None
🟥 11 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 11 February 1961
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
🥅 | 46' Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Bobby Smith
🥅 | 57' Goal, 0-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Terry Dyson
⚽ | 63' Goal, 1-2, Stan Lynn, pen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 11 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 11 February 1961
Villa are beaten by champions elect Spurs to continue an unwanted record of post-war defeats against the North London side. Villa face Tottenham again the following week - this time in the FA Cup.
Joe Mercer's Villa lose for the first time in nine and lose only their third game at home this season to make it thirteen wins, ten at home, five draws and ten defeats, seven away, in twenty eight games following their return to the top flight.
🟥 11 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Tottenham Hotspur
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1950-51
🟥 11 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #113 |
Saturday, 11 February 1961
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🟥 11 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Collinge | 🏴 | Hale, -1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 110 | 🟩 | 56 🟨 24 🟥 30 | 1.75
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 11 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Collinge | 🏴 | Hale, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟥 11 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Peter McParland and John Neal replace Harry Burrows and Doug Winton.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.34 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.67 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 19.22 |
🟥 11 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bill Nicholson | 🏴 |
Tottenham Hotspur
GK Bill Brown | 🏴 |
CB Maurice Norman | 🏴 |
RB Peter Baker | 🏴 |
LB Ron Henry | 🏴 |
M Dave Mackay | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
M John White | 🏴 |
W Terry Dyson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Cliff Jones | 🏴 |
F Les Allen | 🏴 |
CF Bobby Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 11 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 11 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Spurs, 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
🟥 11 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 11 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Spurs XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 11 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 11 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
LB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 11 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 11 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 11 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park