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, 1958-1962
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, 1958-1962
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
🆘 Failed to truly sanction Manchester United's roughhouse tackling
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