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
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
🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 April 1961
Villa's fourth game in seven days sees them come away from Craven Cottage with a point as yet another under-18 makes his debut for Joe Mercer's side - this time 16 year old Alan Baker. Villa need all the playing options they can get as they have just one day before they face Burnley in the Semi Final of the League Cup.
Joe Mercer's Villa draw at Craven Cottage as they play their seventh game in seventeen days to make it fifteen wins, nine draws and fourteen defeats in thirty eight games following their return to the top flight.
Meanwhile, forward Alan Baker made his Villa debut aged 16 after joining from Brierley Hill Boys in July 1958.
🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F Alan Baker | 🏴 | #486 | Youth team promotion
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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, 1957-1964
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 122 | 🟩 | 59 🟨 28 🟥 35 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jim Pickles | 🏴 | Stockport, 1957-1964
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
🟨 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
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 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