Game #2629
Aston Villa
14-7-11, 35 PTS
Wednesday, 22 March 1961
Won
7th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
Division One
Everton
16-5-13, 37 PTS
Goodison Park
Attendance: 28,115
🟩 22 Mar 1961, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison
Everton
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 57' |
🟩 22 Mar 1961, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 22 March 1961
🥅 | 25' Goal, 0-1, (Everton), Frank Wignall
🕒 | HT Everton 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 57' Goal, 1-1, Alan Deakin, Assist by Peter McParland
⚽ | 80' Goal, 2-1, Bobby Thomson
🕒 | FT Everton 1-2 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
🟩 22 Mar 1961, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 22 March 1961
Villa suffer more poor decision making from the authorities as they are without Gerry Hitchens who is called up for an utterly pointless Football League vs. Scottish League fixture. Despite the ridiculous handicap, Villa win through to secure their first League victory of 1961.
After the crazy fixture hiatus Villa now face 7 games in the next 16 days starting with Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday.
Joe Mercer's Villa go three games unbeaten and win for the first time in six to make it fourteen wins, ten at home, seven draws and eleven defeats, eight away, in thirty two games following their return to the top flight.
🟩 22 Mar 1961, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Everton
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1938-39
🟩 22 Mar 1961, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #119 |
Wednesday, 22 March 1961
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🟩 22 Mar 1961, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: A. Hawcroft | 🏴 | Rotherham, 1960-1961
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 116 | 🟩 | 58 🟨 26 🟥 32 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 22 Mar 1961, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: A. Hawcroft | 🏴 | Rotherham, 1960-1961
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
🟩 22 Mar 1961, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alan O’Neill replaces Gerry Hitchens.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.51 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.03 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 19.33 |
🟩 22 Mar 1961, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Johnny Carey | 🇮🇪 |
Everton
GK Albert Dunlop | 🏴 |
RB Alex Parker | 🏴 |
CB Brian Labone | 🏴 |
CB George Sharples | 🏴 |
D George Thomson | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gabriel | 🏴 |
M Alan Tyrer | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Fell | 🏴 |
W Billy Bingham | 🇬🇧 |
F Bobby Collins | 🏴 |
CF Frank Wignall | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 22 Mar 1961, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 22 Mar 1961, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison
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 Mar 1961, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 22 Mar 1961, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Everton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟩 22 Mar 1961, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 22 Mar 1961, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 22 Mar 1961, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 22 Mar 1961, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 22 Mar 1961, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison