Game #2649
Aston Villa
2-1-2, 5 PTS
Saturday, 9 September 1961
Lost
17th (-9)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
West Ham United
3-2-2, 8 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,000
🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-4
West Ham United
Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 46' | Jimmy MacEwan | 58' |
🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 September 1961
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Ham United
⚽ | 46' Goal, 1-0, Vic Crowe, Assist by Harry Burrows
🥅 | 47' Goal, 1-1, (West Ham United), John Dick
⚽ | 58' Goal, 2-1, Peter McParland, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🥅 | 62' Goal, 2-2, (West Ham United), Tony Scott
🥅 | 64' Goal, 2-3, (West Ham United), John Dick
🥅 | 74' Goal, 2-4, (West Ham United), Alan Sealey
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-4 West Ham United
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
🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 9 September 1961
Despite taking the lead twice, Villa lose out to West Ham and fall to 17th in the table having played two games less than the rest of the League.
Joe Mercer’s Villa, fresh from winning the inaugural League Cup, return to League action but lose at home to West Ham to make it two wins, one draw and two defeats in five Division One games this season.
🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, Villa Park
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: 1960-61
West Ham United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #139 |
Saturday, 9 September 1961
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🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Geoff Hartley | 🏴 | Bradford, 1960-1963
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 136 | 🟩 | 65 🟨 31 🟥 40 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Geoff Hartley | 🏴 | Bradford, 1960-1963
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
🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alan Baker replaces Bobby Thomson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.62 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.49 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 17.23 |
🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, 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 Alan Baker | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Greenwood | 🏴 |
West Ham United
GK Lawrie Leslie | 🏴 |
RB Joe Kirkup | 🏴 |
CB Bobby Moore | 🏴 |
RB John Bond | 🏴 |
D Ken Brown | 🏴 |
M Tony Scott | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Ian Crawford | 🏴 |
W Alan Sealey | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F John Dick | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
CF Geoff Hurst | 🏴 |
🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, 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
🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
West Ham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injured | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, Villa Park