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Villa Matches Refereed by

Gilbert Pullin

🟥 23 Dec 1961, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

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Gilbert Pullin

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Game #2669

Division One

8th (-1)

Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, -1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥

Villa Cards

None

Chelsea

None

Referee Record

Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |

Match Timeline

💥 | 12' Player leaves field of play with injury, (Chelsea), Frank Blunstone
💥 | 27' Player returns to field of play, (Chelsea), Frank Blunstone
🕒 | HT Chelsea 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 48' Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), Barry Bridges
🕒 | FT Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park

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Gilbert Pullin

Scorer(s) | Harry Burrows | 6' | 60' | Peter McParland | 41' | 75' | 87' |

Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 41' | Peter McParland | 60' | Norman Ashe | 75' | Mike Tindall | 87' |

Game #2653

Division One

14th (+4)

Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, -1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩

Villa Cards

None

Blackpool

None

Referee Record

Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Neal | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Norman Ashe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | 🔥 | ⚽ | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Harry Burrows
⚽ | 41' Goal, 2-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Ron Wylie
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Blackpool
⚽ | 60' Goal, 3-0, Harry Burrows, Assist by Peter McParland
⚽ | 75' Goal, 4-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Norman Ashe
⚽ | 87' Goal, 5-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Mike Tindall
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-0 Blackpool

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟩 28 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe, Villa Park

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Gilbert Pullin

Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 28' | 34' | Gerry Hitchens | 43' | 62' | Bobby Thomson | 79' |

Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 34' | Peter McParland | 43' | 79' | Jimmy MacEwan | 62' |

Game #2558

Division Two

1st (-)

Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, -1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

Villa Cards

None

Scunthorpe United

None

Referee Record

Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Neal | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 28' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland
⚽ | 34' Goal, 2-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
⚽ | 43' Goal, 3-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Scunthorpe United
⚽ | 62' Goal, 4-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
⚽ | 79' Goal, 5-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe United

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟩 9 Sep 1959, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Fratton Park

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Gilbert Pullin

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 6' | Bobby Thomson | 38' |

Assist(s) | Nigel Sims | 6' | Ron Wylie | 38' |

Game #2544

Division Two

2nd (-)

Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, -1961 🆘
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩

Villa Cards

None

Portsmouth

None

Referee Record

Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, -1961
🆘 Failed to award Villa a Hitchens goal that was hacked clear from well behind the line by the Portsmouth defender
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
FB John Neal | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Nigel Sims
🥅 | 33' Goal, 1-1, (Portsmouth), Ron Saunders
⚽ | 38' Goal, 2-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Ron Wylie
🕒 | HT Portsmouth 1-2 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Portsmouth 1-2 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park

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Gilbert Pullin

Scorer(s) | Jackie Sewell | 55' |

Assist(s) | None

Game #2522

Division One

21st (+1)

Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, -1961
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩

Villa Cards

None

Blackburn Rovers

None

Referee Record

Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
⚽ | 55' Goal, 1-0, Jackie Sewell
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Blackburn Rovers

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟨 30 Nov 1957, Villa 2-2 Preston, Villa Park

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Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, -1961

Scorer(s) | Stan Lynn (pen) | 22' | Peter McParland | 83' |

Assist(s) | Les Smith | 83' |

Game #2465

Division One

19th (-)

Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, -1961 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨

Villa Cards

None

Preston North End

None

Referee Record

Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, -1961 🆘
Matches Officiated:
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
🆘 Allowed Preston an equalising goal that was blatantly offside, refusing to consult with his linesman
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 22' Goal, 1-0, Stan Lynn, pen
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Preston North End
🥅 | 66' Goal, 1-1, (Preston North End), Tommy Thompson
🥅 | 77' Goal, 1-2, (Preston North End), Tommy Thompson
⚽ | 83' Goal, 2-2, Peter McParland, Assist by Les Smith
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Preston North End

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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