Game #2648
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 5 September 1961
Won
Final
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Rotherham United
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,765
🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Rotherham United
Assist(s) | Alan Deakin | 67' |
🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 5 September 1961
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Rotherham United
⚽ | 67' Goal, 1-0, Alan O'Neill, Assist by Alan Deakin
⚽ | 69' Goal, 2-0, Harry Burrows
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Rotherham United
⚽ | 109' Goal, 3-0, Peter McParland
🕒 | AET Aston Villa 3-0 Rotherham United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 5 September 1961
🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Rotherham United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Rotherham United
🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #6 |
Manager Game | #138 |
Tuesday, 5 September 1961
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🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: C. W. Kingston | 🏴 | Newport, -1961
HT Score: 🟨 0-0 |
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
AET Result: 🟩 Won
AET Score: 🟩 3-0
Aggregate Result: 🟩 Won
Aggregate Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 135 | 🟩 | 65 🟨 31 🟥 39 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: C. W. Kingston | 🏴 | Newport, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Peter McParland and Alan O’Neill replace Derek Dougan and Alan Baker.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.27 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.48 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 19.79 |
🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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 | 🏴 |
🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, 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
🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Rotherham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Cup Tied | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park