1960–61 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1960–61 season
ManagerJoe Mercer
StadiumVilla Park
First Division10th
FA CupFifth round
League CupWinners
Main articles: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics
Charlie Aitken

The 1960–61 English football season was Aston Villa's 62nd season in The Football League. Villa played in the First Division.

In the Second City derby Aston Villa beat Birmingham City 6–2 at Villa Park, Peter McParland, Gerry Hitchens(3), and Alan O’Neill(2) scoring for Villa.[1] The away fixture was drawn 1-1.[2]

There were debuts for Charlie Aitken (561), John Sleeuwenhoek (226), Alan Baker (92), Geoff Sidebottom (70), Alan O'Neill (23), Fred Potter (6),[3] Jimmy McMorran (14),[4] Alfie Hale (5) and Mike Kenning (3).[5]


League

Main article: 1960–61 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 3 3 65 28 16 1 4 50 27 115 55 2.091 + 60 66
2 Sheffield Wednesday 42 15 4 2 45 17 8 8 5 33 30 78 47 1.660 + 31 58
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 17 2 2 61 32 8 5 8 42 43 103 75 1.373 + 28 57
4 Burnley 42 11 4 6 58 40 11 3 7 44 37 102 77 1.325 + 25 51
5 Everton 42 13 4 4 47 23 9 2 10 40 46 87 69 1.261 + 18 50
6 Leicester City 42 12 4 5 54 31 6 5 10 33 39 87 70 1.243 + 3 45
7 Manchester United 42 14 5 2 58 20 4 4 13 30 56 88 76 1.158 + 12 45
8 Blackburn Rovers 42 12 3 6 48 34 3 10 8 29 42 77 76 1.013 + 1 43
9 Aston Villa 42 13 3 5 48 28 4 6 11 30 49 78 77 1.013 + 1 43
10 West Bromwich Albion 42 10 3 8 43 32 8 2 11 24 39 67 71 0.944 – 4 41
11 Arsenal 42 12 3 6 44 35 3 8 10 33 50 77 85 0.906 – 8 41
12 Chelsea 42 10 5 6 61 48 5 2 14 37 52 98 100 0.980 – 2 37
13 Manchester City 42 10 5 6 41 30 3 6 12 38 60 79 90 0.878 – 11 37
14 Nottingham Forest 42 8 7 6 34 33 6 2 13 28 45 62 78 0.795 – 16 37
15 Cardiff City 42 11 5 5 34 26 2 6 13 26 59 60 85 0.706 – 25 37
16 West Ham United 42 12 4 5 53 31 1 6 14 24 57 77 88 0.875 – 11 36
17 Fulham 42 8 8 5 39 39 6 0 15 33 56 72 95 0.758 – 23 36
18 Bolton Wanderers 42 9 5 7 38 29 3 6 12 20 44 58 73 0.795 – 15 35
19 Birmingham City 42 10 4 7 35 31 4 2 15 27 53 62 84 0.738 – 22 34
20 Blackpool 42 9 3 9 44 34 3 6 12 24 39 68 73 0.932 – 5 33
21 Newcastle United 42 7 7 7 51 49 4 3 14 35 60 86 109 0.789 – 23 32
22 Preston North End 42 7 6 8 28 25 3 4 14 15 46 43 71 0.606 – 28 30

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
League Champions, qualified for European Cup
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1960-61
League Cup Winners
Relegated


Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Notes Scorers
20 Aug 1960 Chelsea H 3–2 — Peter McParland, Gerry Hitchens, Bobby Thomson [6]
22 Aug 1960 West Ham A 2–5 — Bobby Thomson, Gerry Hitchens [7]
27 Aug 1960 Blackpool A 3–5 — Peter McParland, Gerry Hitchens (2) [8]
29 Aug 1960 West Ham H 2–1 — Gerry Hitchens, Bobby Thomson [9]
3 Sep 1960 Everton H 3–2 — Gerry Hitchens (2), Bobby Thomson [10]
7 Sep 1960 Cardiff City A 1–1 — Vic Crowe [11]
10 Sep 1960 Blackburn A 1–4 — Gerry Hitchens [12]
12 Sep 1960 Cardiff City H 2–1 — Bobby Thomson, Harry Burrows [13]
17 Sep 1960 Manchester United H 3–1 — Harry Burrows, Bobby Thomson, Jimmy MacEwan [14]
24 Sep 1960 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–6 — Jimmy MacEwan, Gerry Hitchens [15]
1 Oct 1960 Leicester City H 1–3 — Peter McParland [16]
8 Oct 1960 Newcastle United H 2–0 — Ron Wylie, Vic Crowe [17]
15 Oct 1960 Arsenal A 1–2 — Jimmy MacEwan [18]
22 Oct 1960 Birmingham City H 6–2 — Alan O’Neill (2), Gerry Hitchens (3), Peter McParland [19]
29 Oct 1960 West Bromwich Albion A 2–0 — Gerry Hitchens, Alan O’Neill [20]
5 Nov 1960 Burnley H 2–0 — Gerry Hitchens (2) [21]
12 Nov 1960 Preston North End A 1–1 — Peter McParland [22]
19 Nov 1960 Fulham H 2–1 — Jimmy MacEwan, Ron Wylie [23]
26 Nov 1960 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 — Own goal, Gerry Hitchens [24]
3 Dec 1960 Manchester City H 5–1 — Alan O’Neill, Gerry Hitchens (2), Peter McParland, Ron Wylie [25]
10 Dec 1960 Nottingham Forest A 0–2 — — [26]
17 Dec 1960 Chelsea A 4–2 — Jimmy MacEwan, Ron Wylie, Bobby Thomson (2) [27]
24 Dec 1960 Wolves H 0–2 — — [28]
26 Dec 1960 Wolves A 2–3 — Gerry Hitchens (2) [29]
31 Dec 1960 Blackpool H 2–2 — Gerry Hitchens (2) [30]
21 Jan 1961 Blackburn H 2–2 — Gerry Hitchens (2)
4 Feb 1961 Manchester United A 1–1 — Bobby Thomson
11 Feb 1961 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–2 — Stan Lynn (pen)
25 Feb 1961 Newcastle United A 1–2 — Peter McParland
4 Mar 1961 Arsenal H 2–2 — Peter McParland, Jimmy MacEwan
11 Mar 1961 Birmingham City A 1–1 — Gerry Hitchens
22 Mar 1961 Everton A 2–1 — Alan Deakin, Bobby Thomson
25 Mar 1961 Burnley A 1–1 — Gerry Hitchens
28 Mar 1961 West Bromwich Albion H 0–1 — —
1 Apr 1961 Nottingham Forest H 1–2 — Peter McParland
3 Apr 1961 Bolton Wanderers A 0–3 — —
4 Apr 1961 Bolton Wanderers H 4–0 — Jimmy MacEwan (2), Peter McParland, Alan O’Neill
8 Apr 1961 Fulham A 1–1 — Gerry Hitchens
15 Apr 1961 Preston North End H 1–0 — Bobby Thomson
19 Apr 1961 Leicester City A 1–3 — Alfie Hale
22 Apr 1961 Manchester City A 1–4 — Vic Crowe
29 Apr 1961 Sheffield Wednesday H 4–1 — Gerry Hitchens (2), Bobby Thomson, Johnny Dixon

League Cup

Main article: 1960–61 League Cup

The League Cup was a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs introduced to provide a new source of income. The 1960–61 Football League Cup was the inaugural season. Five League teams did not compete (Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Sheffield Wednesday, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers). Despite an initial lack of enthusiasm on the part of some other big clubs, the competition became firmly established in the footballing calendar.

Villa received a bye to the second round and, on 12 October, beat Huddersfield Town 4–1 at home before a crowd of 17,057. On 15 Nov 1960 7,677 watched Preston North End draw 3–3 with travelling Villa. The Villains won the home replay 3–1 in front of 15,000.

The competition ended with the two-legged final almost a year later on 22 August and 5 September 1961. Villa beat Rotherham United 3–2 on aggregate after extra time. Rotherham won the first leg 2–0 at Millmoor, their home ground thanks to goals from Alan Kirkman and Barry Webster. In the second leg at Villa Park, Harry Burrows and Peter McParland levelled the tie on aggregate and Alan O'Neill scored in extra-time to win the cup.

Fourth round

Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Notes
Aston Villa (1) 3–3 Plymouth Argyle (2) 12,117 13 Dec 1960 [31]
Plymouth Argyle (2) 0–0[32] Aston Villa (1) 11,006 19 Dec 1960
Plymouth Argyle (2) 3–5 Aston Villa (1) 13,548 06 Feb 1961

Fifth round

Home team Score Away team Attendance Date
Aston Villa (1) 3–0 Wrexham (4) 19,500 22-02-1961

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw was made in February 1961 after the conclusion of the quarter-finals. Unlike the rounds up to that point, the semi-final ties were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The matches were played in March, April and May 1961.

Home team Score Away team Attendance Date
Burnley (1) 1–1 Aston Villa (1) 15,908 10-04-1961
Aston Villa (1) 2–2 Burnley (1) 23,077 26-04-1961
Aston Villa (1) 2–1 Burnley (1) 7,953 02-05-1961

Final

Further information: 1961 Football League Cup Final

The 1961 League Cup Final was played on 22 August and 5 September 1961 and was contested between First Division side Aston Villa and Second Division team Rotherham United. Aston Villa won the game 3–2 on aggregate (after extra time).

First leg

Rotherham United2–0Aston Villa
Webster 51'
Kirkman 55'
Millmoor, Rotherham
Attendance: 12,226
Referee: K.A. Collinge
Rotherham United
Aston Villa
1 England Roy Ironside
2 England Peter Perry
3 England Lol Morgan
4 England Roy Lambert (c)
5 England Peter Madden
6 England Ken Waterhouse
7 England Barry Webster
8 England Don Weston
9 England Ken Houghton
10 England Alan Kirkman
11 England Keith Bambridge
Manager:
Scotland Tom Johnston
1 England Nigel Sims
2 England Stan Lynn
3 England Gordon Lee
4 Wales Vic Crowe (c)
5 England Jimmy Dugdale
6 England Alan Deakin
7 Scotland Jimmy MacEwan
8 Scotland Bobby Thomson
9 England Ralph Brown
10 Scotland Ron Wylie
11 Northern Ireland Peter McParland
Manager:
England Joe Mercer

Second leg

Aston Villa3 – 0 (a.e.t.)Rotherham United
O'Neill 67'
Burrows 69'
McParland 109'
Attendance: 31,202
Referee: C.W. Kingston
Aston Villa
Rotherham United
1 England Geoff Sidebottom
2 England John Neal
3 England Gordon Lee
4 Wales Vic Crowe (c)
5 England Jimmy Dugdale
6 England Alan Deakin
7 Scotland Jimmy MacEwan
8 England Alan O'Neill
9 Northern Ireland Peter McParland
10 Scotland Bobby Thomson
11 England Harry Burrows
Manager:
England Joe Mercer
1 England Roy Ironside
2 England Peter Perry
3 England Lol Morgan
4 England Roy Lambert (c)
5 England Peter Madden
6 England Ken Waterhouse
7 England Barry Webster
8 England Don Weston
9 England Ken Houghton
10 England Alan Kirkman
11 England Keith Bambridge
Manager:
Scotland Tom Johnston

FA Cup

Main article: 1960–61 FA Cup

References

General

  • "English League Cup 1960/1961". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  • "England League Cup Full Results 1960-1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  • "English League Cup 1960-1961 : Results". Statto. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2009.

Specific

  1. ^ "Aston Villa 6-2 Birmingham City, 1960-61 Division One, 22 Oct 1960".
  2. ^ "Birmingham City 1-1 Aston Villa, 1960-61 Division One, 11 Mar 1961".
  3. ^ "Fred Potter, Villa Goalkeeper, 1960-61".
  4. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/jimmy-mcmorran
  5. ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
  6. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2586
  7. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2587
  8. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2588
  9. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2589
  10. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2590
  11. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2591
  12. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2592
  13. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2593
  14. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2594
  15. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2595
  16. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2596
  17. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2597
  18. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2598
  19. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2599
  20. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2600
  21. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2601
  22. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2602
  23. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2605
  24. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2606
  25. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2607
  26. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2608
  27. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2609
  28. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2610
  29. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2609
  30. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2610
  31. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2610
  32. ^ After Extra Time
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