Game #2652
Aston Villa
2-2-3, 6 PTS
Monday, 18 September 1961


Drew
18th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
Manchester United
5-2-1, 12 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 38,837
🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1

Manchester United

Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 36' |
🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 18 September 1961
⚽ | 36' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Ron Wylie
🥅 | 45' Goal, 1-1, (Manchester United), Norbert Stiles
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester United
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester 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
🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Monday, 18 September 1961
Villa batter United 1-1 with a masterclass performance from Peter McParland and his young comrades. United equalise with their first shot. It was forever thus. Villa sit 18th.
Joe Mercer’s Villa make it two wins, two draws and three defeats in seven Division One games this season.
🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, 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
Manchester United


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1956-57
🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #142 |
Monday, 18 September 1961
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🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Tuck | 🏴 | Chesterfield, -1962 🆘
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 139 | 🟩 | 66 🟨 32 🟥 41 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Tuck | 🏴 | Chesterfield, -1962 🆘
🆘 Failed to truly sanction Manchester United's roughhouse tackling
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
🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Neal, John Sleeuwenhoek and Norman Ashe replace Stan Lynn, Jimmy Dugdale and Jimmy MacEwan.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.18 |
Oldest Player |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 29.65 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.57 |
🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964

Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Norman Ashe | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Matt Busby | 🏴 |

Manchester United
GK David Gaskell | 🏴 |
LB Shay Brennan | 🇮🇪 |
LB Tony Dunne | 🇮🇪 |
CB Bill Foulkes | 🏴 |
M Norbert Stiles | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Maurice Setters | 🏴 |
M Bobby Charlton | 🏴 |
F Albert Quixall | 🏴 |
F Mark Pearson | 🏴 |
CF David Herd | 🏴 |
CF Dennis Viollet | 🏴 |
🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period

🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, 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
🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, 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 🇺
🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS

United XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injured | 2 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park

