Game #2635
Aston Villa
15-9-14, 39 PTS
Saturday, 8 April 1961
Drew
8th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
Division One
Fulham
12-7-20, 31 PTS
Craven Cottage
Attendance: 23,042
🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage
Fulham
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 April 1961
🟢 | 1' Debut, Alan Baker
⚽ | 42' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | HT Fulham 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 65' Goal, 1-1, (Fulham), Graham Leggat
🕒 | FT Fulham 1-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 April 1961
🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Fulham
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #50 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #125 |
Saturday, 8 April 1961
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🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jim Pickles | 🏴 | Stockport, -1964
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 122 | 🟩 | 59 🟨 28 🟥 35 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jim Pickles | 🏴 | Stockport, -1964
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jimmy Dugdale, Bobby Thomson and Alan Baker (debut) replace John Sleeuwenhoek, Alan O’Neill and Ron Wylie.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.68 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.83 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 16.81 |
🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 🟢 |
MANAGER
Bedford Jezzard | 🏴 |
Fulham
GK Ken Hewkins | 🇿🇦 |
RB George Cohen | 🏴 |
CB Bill Dodgin Jr. | 🏴 |
LB Robin Lawler | 🇮🇪 |
LB Jim Langley | 🏴 |
M Alan Mullery | 🏴 |
W Mike Johnson | 🏴 |
W Pat O’Connell | 🏴 |
W Graham Leggat | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IF Johnny Haynes | 🏴 |
CF Maurice Cook | 🏴 |
🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage
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
🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Fulham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage