Game #2662
Aston Villa
6-3-7, 15 PTS
Saturday, 11 November 1961
Won
16th (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Arsenal
4-6-6, 14 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,200
🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1
Arsenal
Assist(s) | Alan Deakin | 60' | 89' | Bobby Thomson | 76' |
🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 11 November 1961
🥅 | 43' Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Alan Skirton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal
⚽ | 60' Goal, 1-1, Harry Burrows, Assist by Alan Deakin
⚽ | 76' Goal, 2-1, Peter McParland, Assist by Bobby Thomson
⚽ | 89' Goal, 3-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Alan Deakin
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Arsenal
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
🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 11 November 1961
Villa, having conceded early and lost in their previous two, once again go behind to a first half goal but this time they storm back to clinch a much needed victory over struggling Arsenal and climb to 16th.
Joe Mercer’s Villa stop a run of two successive losses to beat Arsenal at Villa Park and make it six wins, three draws and seven defeats in sixteen Division One games this season.
🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, 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
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952–53
🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #152 |
Saturday, 11 November 1961
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🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: J. Cooke | 🏴 | Cambridgeshire, 1958-1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 149 | 🟩 | 71 🟨 33 🟥 45 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: J. Cooke | 🏴 | Cambridgeshire, 1958-1961
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
🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alan O’Neill replaces Jimmy MacEwan.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.04 |
Oldest Player |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 29.80 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.72 |
🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
George Swindin | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Jack Kelsey | 🏴 |
RB Jack Bacuzzi | 🏴 |
LB Billy McCullough | 🇬🇧 |
M Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
M Mel Charles | 🏴 |
M Alan Skirton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Gerry Ward | 🏴 |
F George Eastham | 🏴 |
F Vic Groves | 🏴 |
CF Jackie Henderson | 🏴 |
CF Laurie Brown | 🏴 |
🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, 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
🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, 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 🇺
🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Arsenal XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injured | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park