Game #2656
Aston Villa
4-2-5, 10 PTS
Saturday, 7 October 1961
Lost
14th (-4)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Fulham
5-3-4, 13 PTS
Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,000
🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage
Fulham
3-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 52' |
🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 October 1961
🟢 | 1' Debut, Allan Jones
🥅 | 40' Goal, 0-1, (Fulham), Graham Leggatt
🕒 | HT Fulham 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 52' Goal, 1-1, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Peter McParland
🥅 | 68' Goal, 1-2, (Fulham), Maurice Cook
🥅 | 82' Goal, 1-3, (Fulham), Dave Metchick
🕒 | FT Fulham 3-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 7 October 1961
🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 W Allan Jones | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 W Allan Jones | 🏴 | 1961 | 🕒 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #490 |
%20Aston%20Villa%20Kit_gif.gif)
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Fulham
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Fulham
🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #146 |
Saturday, 7 October 1961
%20Aston%20Villa%20Kit_gif.png)
🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Arthur Holland | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1959-1964
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 143 | 🟩 | 68 🟨 32 🟥 43 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Holland | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1959-1964
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 10 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
Cards: None
🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Sims and Allan Jones (debut) replace Geoff Sidebottom and Harry Burrows.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.10 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.57 |
Youngest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 19.45 |
🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Allan Jones | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Bedford Jezzard | 🏴 |
Fulham
GK Tony Macedo | 🏴 |
RB Barry Mealand | 🏴 |
CB Bill Dodgin Jr. | 🏴 |
LB Jim Langley | 🏴 |
M Alan Mullery | 🏴 |
M Dave Metchick | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Eddie Lowe (ex) | 🏴 |
W Pat O’Connell | 🏴 |
W Graham Leggat | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IF Johnny Haynes | 🏴 |
CF Maurice Cook | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage
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
🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Fulham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage
UNAVAILABLE
Injured | 3 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCH REPORTS
Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Opens in New Window
🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage