Game #2627
Aston Villa
13-6-11, 32 PTS
Saturday, 4 March 1961
Drew
7th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
Arsenal
13-6-13, 31 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 35,000
🟨 4 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-2
Arsenal
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 32' | Vic Crowe | 73' |
🟨 4 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 March 1961
🥅 | 7' Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Joe Haverty
🥅 | 20' Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), John Barnwell
⚽ | 32' Goal, 1-2, Peter McParland, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-2 Arsenal
⚽ | 73' Goal, 2-2, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Vic Crowe
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal
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 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 4 March 1961
Villa do it again, allow the opposition to take control of the match through their own passivity before being startled into action by a goal.
Luckily for Villa their trigger goal comes earlier than against Newcastle and they rescue a draw - but still await a first League win in 1961. Villa have no game for 7 days when they make the short trip to neighbours Birmingham.
Joe Mercer's Villa make it thirteen wins, ten at home, six draws and eleven defeats, eight away, in thirty games following their return to the top flight.
Meanwhile, full back Doug Winton made his final appearance for Villa aged 31 before moving on to Rochdale in June 1961. Winton played for Villa between 1958-59 and 1960-61 making 50 appearances.
🟨 4 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 FB Doug Winton | 🏴 | 1959-61 🕒 50 | ✅ 50 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 - | #468 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1952–53
🟨 4 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #117 |
Saturday, 4 March 1961
%20Aston%20Villa%20Kit_gif.png)
🟨 4 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: David Smith | 🏴 | Stonehouse, 1960-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 114 | 🟩 | 57 🟨 25 🟥 32 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 4 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Smith | 🏴 | Stonehouse, 1960-1973
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 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jimmy MacEwan replaces Harry Burrows.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.17 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 31.97 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 19.28 |
🟨 4 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, 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 Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
George Swindin | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Jack Kelsey | 🏴 |
RB Jack Bacuzzi | 🏴 |
LB Billy McCullough | 🇬🇧 |
M John Barnwell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Mel Charles | 🏴 |
W Gerry Ward | 🏴 |
W Joe Haverty | 🇮 🇪 | ⚽ |
F George Eastham | 🏴 |
F Vic Groves | 🏴 |
CF Jackie Henderson | 🏴 |
CF David Herd | 🏴 |
🟨 4 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟨 4 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, 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
🟨 4 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
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 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Arsenal XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟨 4 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 4 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 4 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 4 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Opens in New Window
🟨 4 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park