Game #2644
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 22 August 1961
Lost
Final
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
League Cup
Rotherham United
Millmoor
Attendance: 12,226
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
Rotherham United
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 22 August 1961
🕒 | HT Rotherham United 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 51' Goal, 0-1, (Rotherham United), Barry Webster
🥅 | 55' Goal, 0-2, (Rotherham United), Alan Kirkman
💥 | 74' Missed Penalty, Stan Lynn
🕒 | FT Rotherham United 2-0 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 22 August 1961
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F Ralph Brown | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 F Ralph Brown | 🏴 | 1961 | 🕒 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #489 |
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Rotherham United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Rotherham United
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #134 |
Tuesday, 22 August 1961
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🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Collinge | 🏴 | Hale, -1961
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 131 | 🟩 | 62 🟨 30 🟥 39 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Collinge | 🏴 | Hale, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Sims, Stan Lynn and Ralph Brown (debut) replace Geoff Sidebottom, John Neal and Derek Dougan.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.19 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 33.20 |
Youngest Player |
F Ralph Brown | 🏴 | 17.50 |
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
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 Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Ralph Brown | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔴 |
MANAGER
Tom Johnston | 🏴 |
Rotherham United
GK Roy Ironside | 🏴 |
LB Lol Morgan | 🏴 |
CB Peter Madden | 🏴 |
RB Peter Perry | 🏴 |
M Roy Lambert | 🏴 |
M Ken Waterhouse | 🏴 |
W Keith Bambridge | 🏴 |
W Barry Webster | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ken Houghton | 🏴 |
F Alan Kirkman | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Don Weston | 🏴 |
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
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
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
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 | |
|---|---|
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Rotherham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
UNAVAILABLE
Cup Tied | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor