Game #2661
Aston Villa
5-3-7, 13 PTS
Saturday, 4 November 1961
Lost
19th (-4)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division One
Burnley
11-1-3, 23 PTS
Turf Moor
Attendance: 22,000
🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
Burnley
3-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 November 1961
🥅 | 2' Goal, 0-1, (Burnley), John Connelly
🥅 | 23' Goal, 0-2, (Burnley), Jimmy Robson
🕒 | HT Burnley 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 67' Goal, 0-3, (Burnley), Alan Deakin o.g.
🕒 | FT Burnley 3-0 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
🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 4 November 1961
Joe Mercer’s Villa lose sVilla are well beaten by high flying Burnley as Villa's bogey ground of Turf Moor continues to bite. Joe Mercer's men drop to 19th as a result.
Successive League games for the first time this season and the first time since April to make it five wins, three draws and seven defeats in fifteen Division One games this season.
🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
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
Burnley
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1959-60
🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #151 |
Saturday, 4 November 1961
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🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Les Tirebuck | 🏴 | Halifax, 1956-1963
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 148 | 🟩 | 70 🟨 33 🟥 45 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Les Tirebuck | 🏴 | Halifax, 1956-1963
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
🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gordon Lee, Jimmy MacEwan and Bobby Thomson replace John Neal, Norman Ashe and Mike Tindall.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.81 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.64 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.70 |
🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Harry Potts | 🏴 |
Burnley
GK Adam Blacklaw | 🏴 |
RB John Angus | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
LB Alex Elder | 🇬🇧 |
M Walter Joyce | 🏴 |
M Brian Miller | 🏴 |
M Gordon Harris | 🏴 |
M Jimmy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
W John Connelly | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jimmy Robson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Ray Pointer | 🏴 |
🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
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
🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Burnley XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
UNAVAILABLE
Injured | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor