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
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
🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 28 August 1961
Villa are held by ten man Wolves at Molineux in an exciting end to end game to remain 10th in the table. It's the second game in succession that an opposition player has retired from the field of play due to injury.
Joe Mercer’s Villa make it one win, one draw and one defeat in three League games this season.
🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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
🟨 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
🕒 133 | 🟩 | 63 🟨 31 🟥 39 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Mitchell | 🏴 | Prescot, -1967
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
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
🟨 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
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 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