Game #2646
Aston Villa
1-1-1, 3 PTS
Monday, 28 August 1961
Drew
10th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1-1-1, 3 PTS
Molineux
Attendance: 31,703
🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
Wolves
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 64' |
🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 28 August 1961
🥅 | 10' Goal, 0-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ted Farmer
💥 | 16' Player left field of play injured, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Johnny Harris
🥅 | 30' Goal, 0-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ted Farmer
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 62' Goal, 1-2, Derek Dougan
⚽ | 64' Goal, 2-2, Derek Dougan, Assist by Harry Burrows
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 28 August 1961
🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1959-60
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #136 |
Monday, 28 August 1961
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🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: John Mitchell | 🏴 | Prescot, -1967
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 133 | 🟩 | 63 🟨 31 🟥 39 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Mitchell | 🏴 | Prescot, -1967
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up for the first time this season.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.21 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.46 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 17.19 |
🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
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
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Malcolm Finlayson | 🏴 |
LB Johnny Harris | 🏴 | ❌ |
RB Eddie Stuart | 🇿🇦 |
D Bill Slater | 🏴 |
M Ron Flowers | 🏴 |
M Eddie Clamp | 🏴 |
W Alan Hinton | 🏴 |
W Norman Deeley | 🏴 |
F Bobby Mason | 🏴 |
CF Ted Farmer | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Jimmy Murray | 🏴 |
🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
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
🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
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 | |
|---|---|
🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Wolves XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux