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
🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 2 October 1961
🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
🟩 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: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 142 | 🟩 | 68 🟨 32 🟥 42 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 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
* 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 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