Game #2637
Aston Villa
16-9-14, 41 PTS
Saturday, 15 April 1961
Won
8th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Division One
Preston North End
10-8-21, 28 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,703
🟩 15 Apr 1961, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Preston North End
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 59' |
🟩 15 Apr 1961, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 April 1961
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Preston North End
🟨 | 55' Booking, Gerry Hitchens
⚽ | 59' Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Preston North End
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 15 Apr 1961, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 15 April 1961
🟩 15 Apr 1961, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937–38
🟩 15 Apr 1961, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #52 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #127 |
Saturday, 15 April 1961
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🟩 15 Apr 1961, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Aston | 🏴 | Colchester, 1955-1963
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 124 | 🟩 | 60 🟨 29 🟥 35 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 15 Apr 1961, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Aston | 🏴 | Colchester, 1955-1963
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
🟩 15 Apr 1961, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Harry Burrows, Bobby Thomson and Jimmy McMorran replace Vic Crowe, Peter McParland and Ron Wylie.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.70 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.85 |
Youngest Player |
F Jimmy McMorran | 🏴 | 18.47 |
🟩 15 Apr 1961, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔥 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
F Jimmy McMorran | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Cliff Britton | 🏴 |
Preston North End
GK Fred Else | 🏴 |
RB Willie Cunningham | 🏴 |
CB Tony Singleton | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M John Wylie | 🏴 |
M John O’Neill | 🇮🇪 |
M Frank O’Farrell | 🇮🇪 |
M Johnny Fullam | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Dagger | 🏴 |
W Peter Thompson | 🏴 |
W Derek Mayers | 🏴 |
CF Alec Alston | 🏴 |
🟩 15 Apr 1961, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 15 Apr 1961, Villa 1-0 Preston, 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
🟩 15 Apr 1961, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 15 Apr 1961, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Preston XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
🟩 15 Apr 1961, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 15 Apr 1961, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 15 Apr 1961, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 15 Apr 1961, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 15 Apr 1961, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park