Game #2625
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 22 February 1961
Won
Quarter Final
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
League Cup
Wrexham
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,500
🟩 22 Feb 1961, Villa 3-0 Wrexham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Wrexham
Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 61’ | 67' | Vic Crowe | 77' |
🟩 22 Feb 1961, Villa 3-0 Wrexham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 22 February 1961
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Wrexham
⚽ | 61' Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Harry Burrows
⚽ | 67' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Harry Burrows
⚽ | 77' Goal, 3-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Vic Crowe
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Wrexham
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 22 Feb 1961, Villa 3-0 Wrexham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 22 February 1961
Villa cruise through against Wrexham in the League Cup quarters but not in a good way as their less than full application sees the goals only coming in the last 30 after which, finally, the lower league side ended the game well beaten.
Villa face Wrexham for the first time in competitive football, Wrexham become the 90th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Joe Mercer's Villa stop a run of two losses - their first in nine - to beat fourth division Wrexham to reach the semi finals of the inaugural League Cup competition.
🟩 22 Feb 1961, Villa 3-0 Wrexham, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Wrexham
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Wrexham
PREVIOUS MATCH
Wrexham
SUBSEQUENT MATCH
🟩 22 Feb 1961, Villa 3-0 Wrexham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #40 |
Manager Game | #115 |
Wednesday, 22 February 1961
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🟩 22 Feb 1961, Villa 3-0 Wrexham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Reg Windle | 🏴 | Chesterfield, -1967
Kick off: 7.15pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 112 | 🟩 | 57 🟨 24 🟥 31 | 1.74
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 22 Feb 1961, Villa 3-0 Wrexham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Reg Windle | 🏴 | Chesterfield, -1967
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 22 Feb 1961, Villa 3-0 Wrexham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Doug Winton, Harry Burrows and Alan Deakin replace Stan Lynn, Jimmy MacEwan and Alan O’Neill.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.06 |
Oldest Player |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 | 31.40 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 19.25 |
🟩 22 Feb 1961, Villa 3-0 Wrexham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Billy Morris | 🏴 |
Wrexham
GK Arthur Johnson | 🏴 |
RB Peter Jones | 🏴 |
LB Aly McGowan | 🏴 |
WH Fred Davis | 🏴 |
WH George Evans | 🏴 |
CH Alan Fox | 🏴 |
IL Gareth Salisbury | 🏴 |
IL Mickey Metcalf | 🏴 |
OL Elfed Morris | 🏴 |
OL Ron Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Wyn Davies | 🏴 |
🟩 22 Feb 1961, Villa 3-0 Wrexham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 22 Feb 1961, Villa 3-0 Wrexham, 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
🟩 22 Feb 1961, Villa 3-0 Wrexham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 22 Feb 1961, Villa 3-0 Wrexham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Wrexham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 22 Feb 1961, Villa 3-0 Wrexham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 22 Feb 1961, Villa 3-0 Wrexham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 22 Feb 1961, Villa 3-0 Wrexham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 22 Feb 1961, Villa 3-0 Wrexham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 22 Feb 1961, Villa 3-0 Wrexham, Villa Park