Game #2668
Aston Villa
9-5-7, 23 PTS
Saturday, 16 December 1961
Drew
7th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division One
Everton
11-4-7, 26 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,939
🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Everton
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 28' |
🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 December 1961
⚽ | 28' Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🥅 | 29' Goal, 1-1, (Everton), Bobby Collins
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Everton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Everton
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 December 1961
Villa go ahead through a fabulously executed free kick routine that's come straight of the training ground however Everton equalise within a minute and Villa can't find a winner. Unbeaten in 6 however, Villa sit comfortably in 7th.
Joe Mercer’s Villa go six unbeaten in the League with four wins to make it nine wins, five draws and seven defeats in twenty one Division One games this season.
🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Everton
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1938-39
Aston Villa
Everton
🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #158 |
Saturday, 16 December 1961
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🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: S. Yates | 🏴 | Bristol, -1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 155 | 🟩 | 74 🟨 35 🟥 46 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: S. Yates | 🏴 | Bristol, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for a third consecutive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.70 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.76 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.82 |
🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, 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
Harry Catterick | 🏴 |
Everton
GK Albert Dunlop | 🏴 |
RB Alex Parker | 🏴 |
CB Brian Labone | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gabriel | 🏴 |
D George Thomson | 🏴 |
M Brian Harris | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Fell | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Billy Bingham | 🇬🇧 |
F Bobby Collins | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CF Roy Vernon | 🏴 |
CF Alex Young | 🏴 |
🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, 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 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, 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 | |
|---|---|
🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Everton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park