Game #2632
Aston Villa
14-8-13, 36 PTS
Saturday, 1 April 1961
Lost
8th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division One
Nottingham Forest
13-7-16, 33 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,780
🟥 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2
Nottingham Forest
Assist(s) | Mike Kenning | 49' |
🟥 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 April 1961
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Nottingham Forest
⚽ | 49' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Mike Kenning
🥅 | 51' Goal, 1-1, (Nottingham Forest), John Quigley
🥅 | 81' Goal, 1-2, (Nottingham Forest), Colin Booth
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 April 1961
🟥 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1958-59
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
🟥 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #122 |
Saturday, 1 April 1961
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🟥 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Fred Duxbury | 🏴 | Preston, -1966
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
🕒 119 | 🟩 | 58 🟨 27 🟥 34 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Fred Duxbury | 🏴 | Preston, 1961-1966
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟥 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.78 |
Oldest Player |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | 29.23 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 19.36 |
🟥 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
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 Mike Kenning | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Andy Beattie | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Peter Grummitt | 🏴 |
LB Joe McDonald | 🏴 |
CB Bob McKinlay | 🏴 |
RB Roy Patrick | 🏴 |
M Billy Cobb | 🏴 |
M John Quigley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Calvin Palmer | 🏴 |
M Jim Iley | 🏴 |
W Dick Le Flem | 🏴 |
F Colin Booth | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
🟥 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟥 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, 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
🟥 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, 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 | |
|---|---|
🟥 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Forest XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park