Game #2667
Aston Villa
9-4-7, 22 PTS
Saturday, 9 December 1961
Won
7th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Ipswich Town
11-3-7, 25 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 33,000
🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Ipswich Town
Assist(s) | Derek Dougan | 30' | 48' | Ron Wylie | 83' |
🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 December 1961
⚽ | 30' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Derek Dougan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Ipswich Town
⚽ | 48' Goal, 2-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Derek Dougan
⚽ | 83' Goal, 3-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Ron Wylie
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Ipswich Town
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 9 December 1961
🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Ipswich Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Ipswich Town
🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #157 |
Saturday, 9 December 1961
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🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Frank Cowen | 🏴 | Oldham, -1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 154 | 🟩 | 74 🟨 34 🟥 46 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Frank Cowen | 🏴 | Oldham, -1965
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up for the first time in thirteen games.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.68 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.74 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.80 |
🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Alf Ramsey | 🏴 |
Ipswich Town
GK Roy Bailey | 🏴 |
D Andy Nelson | 🏴 |
D John Compton | 🏴 |
RB Larry Carberry | 🏴 |
M John Elsworthy | 🏴 |
M Billy Baxter | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Leadbetter | 🏴 |
W Roy Stephenson | 🏴 |
F Doug Moran | 🏴 |
CF Ted Phillips | 🏴 |
CF Ray Crawford | 🏴 |
🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, 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
🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Ipswich XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park