Game #2659
Aston Villa
5-3-5, 13 PTS
Saturday, 21 October 1961
Drew
11th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
3-5-6, 11 PTS
The Hawthorns
Attendance: 39,071
🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns
West Brom
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 October 1961
⚽ | 44' Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Stan Jones
🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 50' Goal, 1-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Alec Jackson
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Aston Villa
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
🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 October 1961
Villa are held at the Hawthorns to earn a point apiece, Villa climb to 11th, Albion sit fourth from bottom. Villa face second from bottom neighbours Birmingham next.
Joe Mercer’s Villa are held at the Hawthorns to make it five wins, three draws and five defeats in thirteen Division One games this season.
🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns
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
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1953-54
🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #149 |
Saturday, 21 October 1961
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🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Keith Walker | 🏴 | Blackpool, 1961-1975
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 146 | 🟩 | 70 🟨 33 🟥 43 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Walker | 🏴 | Blackpool, 1961-1975
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
🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jimmy McMorran replaces Alan Deakin.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.52 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.61 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.66 |
🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns
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 | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Jimmy McMorran | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Archibald Macaulay | 🏴 |
West Bromwich Albion
GK Tom Millington | 🏴 |
LB Graham Williams | 🏴 |
RB Don Howe | 🏴 |
CH Stan Jones | 🏴 |
M David Burnside | 🏴 |
M Chuck Drury | 🏴 |
W Bobby Robson | 🏴 |
W Alec Jackson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Clive Clark | 🏴 |
CF Derek Kevan | 🏴 |
CF Keith Smith | 🏴 |
🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns
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
🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Albion XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns
UNAVAILABLE
Injured | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns