Game #2645
Aston Villa
1-0-1, 2 PTS
Saturday, 26 August 1961
Won
10th (+11)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Chelsea
0-1-2, 1 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 35,840
🟩 26 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1
Chelsea
Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 7' | Derek Dougan | 46' |
🟩 26 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 August 1961
⚽ | 7' Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Harry Burrows
🥅 | 24' Goal, 1-1, (Chelsea), Bobby Tambling
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Chelsea
⚽ | 46' Goal, 2-1, Harry Burrows, Assist by Derek Dougan
💥 | 65' Player left field of play injured, (Chelsea), Peter Sillett
⚽ | 78' Goal, 3-1, Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Chelsea
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 26 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 August 1961
🟩 26 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Chelsea
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
Aston Villa
Chelsea
🟩 26 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #135 |
Saturday, 26 August 1961
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🟩 26 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: John Bullough | 🏴 | Bolton, -1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 132 | 🟩 | 63 🟨 30 🟥 39 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 26 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Bullough | 🏴 | Bolton, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
🟩 26 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Following successive defeats in the first two games of the season Joe Mercer makes five changes as Geoff Sidebottom, John Neal, Derek Dougan, Harry Burrows, John Sleeuwenhoek and Alan Baker replace Nigel Sims, Jimmy Dugdale, Peter McParland, Ron Wylie, Stan Lynn and Ralph Brown.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.20 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.45 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 17.19 |
🟩 26 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ted Drake | 🏴 |
Chelsea
GK Peter Bonetti | 🏴 |
RB John Sillett | 🏴 |
RB Peter Sillett | 🏴 |
CB Mel Scott | 🏴 |
CB Frank Upton | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Terry Venables | 🏴 |
W Mike Harrison | 🏴 |
W Peter Brabrook | 🏴 |
F David Cliss | 🏴 |
CF Bobby Tambling | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Ron Tindall | 🏴 |
🟩 26 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 26 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, 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 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 26 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Chelsea XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 26 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 26 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park