Game #2658
Aston Villa
5-2-5, 12 PTS
Monday, 16 October 1961
Won
12th (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
5-2-5, 12 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 38,767
🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Sheffield Wednesday
Assist(s) | Vic Crowe | 15' |
🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 16 October 1961
⚽ | 15' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Vic Crowe
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
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
🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 16 October 1961
Villa overcome a typically thuggish Wednesday to climb to 12th in the table.
Joe Mercer’s Villa keep up their win one lose one League form to make it five wins, two draws and five defeats in twelve Division One games this season.
🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, 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
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1934–35
🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #148 |
Monday, 16 October 1961
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🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 145 | 🟩 | 70 🟨 32 🟥 43 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
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
🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alan Baker and Jimmy McMorran replace Vic Crowe and Alan Deakin.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.59 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.59 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.65 |
🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Vic Buckingham | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
GK Ron Springett | 🏴 |
LB Don Megson | 🏴 |
CB Peter Swan | 🏴 |
RB Peter Johnson | 🏴 |
M Robin Hardy | 🏴 |
M Tony Kay | 🏴 |
W Alan Finney | 🏴 |
F Colin Dobson | 🏴 |
F Johnny Fantham | 🏴 |
F Billy Griffin | 🏴 |
F Bobby Craig | 🏴 |
🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, 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
🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, 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 🇺
🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Wednesday XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injured | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park