Game #2640
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 26 April 1961
Drew
Semi Final
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
League Cup
Burnley
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,000
🟨 26 Apr 1961, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-2
Burnley
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 21' |
🟨 26 Apr 1961, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 26 April 1961
⚽ | 14' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens
⚽ | 21' Goal, 2-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Burnley
🥅 | 46' Goal, 2-1, (Burnley), Jimmy Robson
🥅 | 60' Goal, 2-2, (Burnley), Jimmy McIlroy
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Burnley
🕒 | AET Aston Villa 2-2 Burnley
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
🟨 26 Apr 1961, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 26 April 1961
The last thing Villa need after this season of fixture mismanagement but that's what they get as Burnley fightback from two down in the second leg of the League Cup semi final to set up a replay at Old Trafford. That game is scheduled for 2 May, The final was scheduled for the 1st and 4th May. Someone wasn't looking at the calendar obviously. There was now no expectation that the League Cup would be concluded this season. All this could have been avoided but the authorities were totally unprepared for a third competition and inflexible in their accomodation of it.
Joe Mercer's play their eleventh game in thirty three days as they face off against high-flying top flight outfit Burnley in the second leg of the inaugural League Cup semi final but the two sides still cannot be split necessitating a replay in this already most of congested seasons.
🟨 26 Apr 1961, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Villa Park
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
Burnley
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1959-60
🟨 26 Apr 1961, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #55 |
Manager Game | #130 |
Wednesday, 26 April 1961
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🟨 26 Apr 1961, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
AET Result: 🟨 Drew
AET Score: 🟨 2-2 (3-3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 127 | 🟩 | 60 🟨 30 🟥 37 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 26 Apr 1961, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
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
🟨 26 Apr 1961, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Stan Lynn and Ron Wylie replace John Neal and Alfie Hale.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.10 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.88 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 19.42 |
🟨 26 Apr 1961, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Harry Potts | 🏴 |
Burnley
GK Adam Blacklaw | 🏴 |
RB John Angus | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
LB Alex Elder | 🇬🇧 |
M Walter Joyce | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Adamson | 🏴 |
M Jimmy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
M Gordon Harris | 🏴 |
W John Connelly | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Robson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Ray Pointer | 🏴 |
🟨 26 Apr 1961, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 26 Apr 1961, Villa 2-2 Burnley, 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
🟨 26 Apr 1961, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 26 Apr 1961, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Burnley XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟨 26 Apr 1961, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 26 Apr 1961, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 26 Apr 1961, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 26 Apr 1961, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 26 Apr 1961, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Villa Park