Game #2626
Aston Villa
13-5-11, 31 PTS
Saturday, 25 February 1961
Lost
8th (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Newcastle United
8-7-16, 23 PTS
St James' Park
Attendance: 21,275
🟥 25 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
Newcastle United
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Bobby Thomson | 62' |
🟥 25 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 February 1961
🥅 | 38' Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Len White
🕒 | HT Newcastle United 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 59' Goal, 0-2, (Newcastle United), Len White
⚽ | 62' Goal, 1-2, Peter McParland, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🕒 | FT Newcastle United 2-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 25 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 February 1961
🟥 25 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Newcastle United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1954-55
Aston Villa
Newcastle United
🟥 25 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #116 |
Saturday, 25 February 1961
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🟥 25 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: J. S. McLoughlin | 🏴 | Manchester, -1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 113 | 🟩 | 57 🟨 24 🟥 32 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 25 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: J. S. McLoughlin | 🏴 | Manchester, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟥 25 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.06 |
Oldest Player |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 | 31.41 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 19.26 |
🟥 25 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James' 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
Charlie Mitten | 🏴 |
Newcastle United
GK Stewart Mitchell | 🏴 |
D Jackie Bell | 🏴 |
CB Bill McKinney | 🏴 |
CB John McGrath | 🏴 |
LB Alf McMichael | 🇬🇧 |
M Duncan Neale | 🏴 |
W Albert Scanlon | 🏴 |
W John McGuigan | 🏴 |
F Ivor Allchurch | 🏴 |
CF Len White | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Ken Hodgson | 🏴 |
🟥 25 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 25 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James' 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
🟥 25 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James' 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 | |
|---|---|
🟥 25 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Newcastle XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 25 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 25 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 25 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 25 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 25 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James' Park