Game #2655
Aston Villa
4-2-4, 10 PTS
Monday, 2 October 1961
Won
10th (+8)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
3-3-5, 8 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,823
🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Wolves
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 11' |
🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 2 October 1961
⚽ | 11' Goal, 1-0, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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
🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 2 October 1961
Villa finally play one of their games in hand, win, and jump to 10th in the table.
Joe Mercer’s Villa keep up their win one lose one form to make it four wins, two draws and four defeats in ten Division One games this season.
🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, 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
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1959-60
🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #145 |
Monday, 2 October 1961
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🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Robert Smith | 🏴 | Newport, 1955-1963
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 142 | 🟩 | 68 🟨 32 🟥 42 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Robert Smith | 🏴 | Newport, 1955-1963
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
🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jimmy Dugdale and Jimmy MacEwan replace John Sleeuwenhoek and Norman Ashe.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.66 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.55 |
Youngest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 19.44 |
🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Malcolm Finlayson | 🏴 |
LB Gerry Harris | 🏴 |
RB Eddie Stuart | 🇿🇦 |
D Bill Slater | 🏴 |
M John Kirkham | 🏴 |
M Eddie Clamp | 🏴 |
M Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
W Mark Lazarus | 🏴 |
W Norman Deeley | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Murray | 🏴 |
CF Ted Farmer | 🏴 |
🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, 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
🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, 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 🇺
🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Wolves XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injured | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park