Manchester City 4-1 Aston Villa - April 22, 1961 / Division 1 1960/1961
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MC
0' - Goal
Colin Barlow
0' - Goal
Denis Law
0' - Goal
Joe Hayes 0' - Goal
Denis Law0 0' - Goal
Victor Crowe
MC
AV
AV
Team line-ups
Manchester City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Bert Trautmann | 37 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Cliff Sear | 24 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Barrie Betts | 28 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dave Ewing | 31 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ken Barnes | 32 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Oakes | 18 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Colin Barlow | 25 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Denis Law | 21 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gerry Baker | 23 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Joe Hayes | 25 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
David Wagstaffe | 18 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
31
Aston Villa
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
David Nigel Sims | 29 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Neal | 29 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Dugdale | 29 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gordon Lee | 26 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Victor Crowe | 29 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Deakin | 19 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Harry Burrows | 20 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alfie Hale | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Bobby Thomson | 24 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gerald Hitchens | 26 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jimmy MacEwan | 32 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
27
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Harry Burrows
IN
Peter McParland
OUT
John Neal
IN
Stan Lynn
OUT
Victor Crowe
IN
Alan O'Neill
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
48
494
Success rate in this team:
38 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
38 %
McDowall vs Aston Villa
5 victories
7 draws
6 losses
McDowall vs Mercer
2 victories
3 draws
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
46
129
Success rate in this team:
47 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
44 %
Mercer vs Manchester City
1 victory
3 draws
2 losses
Mercer vs McDowall
1 victory
3 draws
2 losses
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Manchester City after 6 consecutive matches without a win vs Aston Villa at home (since 02/09/1953). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 01/09/1951 (2 matches)
The last time Manchester City has scored at least 4 goals vs Aston Villa, It was on the 14/03/1953
Manchester City keeps its 3 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Aston Villa running (since 06/12/1958). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 29/12/1951-14/03/1953 time period (3 matches).
General ranking
| +1 | 14 | Cardiff City | 36 pts | 41 rd |
| -2 | 15 | Chelsea | 35 pts | 40 rd |
| +3 | 16 | Manchester City | 34 pts | 40 rd |
| -1 | 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 pts | 41 rd |
| -1 | 18 | Birmingham City | 34 pts | 40 rd |
General ranking
| -1 | 7 | Leicester | 43 pts | 40 rd |
| 8 | Blackburn | 43 pts | 41 rd | |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 41 pts | 41 rd | |
| 10 | Arsenal | 41 pts | 41 rd | |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 39 pts | 41 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LManchester City 1-3 Manchester United04/03/1961 | VManchester City 2-1 Everton11/03/1961 | DManchester City 0-0 Bolton Wanderers25/03/1961 | LManchester City 2-3 Preston North End31/03/1961 | VManchester City 2-1 Chelsea08/04/1961 | DManchester City 1-1 Blackpool19/04/1961 |
| Overall | LManchester City 2-3 Preston North End31/03/1961 | LWolverhampton 1-0 Manchester City01/04/1961 | DPreston North End 1-1 Manchester City03/04/1961 | VManchester City 2-1 Chelsea08/04/1961 | DWest Ham 1-1 Manchester City15/04/1961 | DManchester City 1-1 Blackpool19/04/1961 |
Current form
| Away | VEverton 1-2 Aston Villa22/03/1961 | DBurnley 1-1 Aston Villa25/03/1961 | LBolton Wanderers 3-0 Aston Villa03/04/1961 | DFulham 1-1 Aston Villa08/04/1961 | DBurnley 1-1 Aston Villa10/04/1961 | LLeicester 3-1 Aston Villa19/04/1961 |
| Overall | LBolton Wanderers 3-0 Aston Villa03/04/1961 | VAston Villa 4-0 Bolton Wanderers04/04/1961 | DFulham 1-1 Aston Villa08/04/1961 | DBurnley 1-1 Aston Villa10/04/1961 | VAston Villa 1-0 Preston North End15/04/1961 | LLeicester 3-1 Aston Villa19/04/1961 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 4 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 6 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 5 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 5 |
| Conceding streak | 12 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
19 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
9 |
|
15 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
10 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
39 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
40 |
|
20 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
20 |
|
11 |
Victories (Competition total) |
16 |
|
9 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
10 |
Draws (Competition total) |
9 |
|
5 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
18 |
Losses (Competition total) |
15 |
|
6 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
10 |
Goals
|
70 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
73 |
|
37 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
29 |
|
85 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
72 |
|
29 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
45 |
|
1.79 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.83 |
|
1.85 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.45 |
|
2.18 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.8 |
|
1.45 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2.25 |
Betting aid
|
29 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
27 |
|
15 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
12 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
5 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
5 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
4 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
32 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
31 |
|
15 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
17 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Denis Law | 17 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 27 goals | Gerald Hitchens |  |
| Denis Law | 9 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 12 goals | Gerald Hitchens | |
 | Barrie Betts | 4 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Gerald Hitchens | |
| Barrie Betts | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Denis Law | 6 goals during the last 8 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Alfie Hale |  |
Historical head to head
Home
85 gf
56 ga
Away
45 gf
91 ga
Neutral ground
6 gf
1 ga
Total
136 gf
148 ga
Historical head to head
Home
91 gf
45 ga
Away
56 gf
85 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
6 ga
Total
148 gf
136 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
December 07, 1935 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
December 07, 1935 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 1 |
December 01, 1900 |
| Away | 6 - 2 |
September 16, 1911 |
Latest head to head
December 03, 1960 - Division 1 1960/1961
April 25, 1959 - Division 1 1958/1959
December 06, 1958 - Division 1 1958/1959
April 26, 1958 - Division 1 1957/1958
December 14, 1957 - Division 1 1957/1958
Best historical scorers against Aston Villa
|
Denis Law | 1 goal | 1960 - 1960 |
Best historical scorers against Manchester City
|
Gerald Hitchens | 2 goals | 1960 - 1960 |
|
Ron Wylie | 1 goal | 1960 - 1960 |
 |
Peter McParland | 1 goal | 1960 - 1960 |
|
Alan O'Neill | 1 goal | 1960 - 1960 |
Players with most games played vs Aston Villa
 |
Bert Trautmann | 1 match | 1960 - 1960 |
|
Jackie Plenderleith | 1 match | 1960 - 1960 |
|
Ken Barnes | 1 match | 1960 - 1960 |
|
Clive Colbridge | 1 match | 1960 - 1960 |
|
George Hannah | 1 match | 1960 - 1960 |
 |
Gerry Baker | 1 match | 1960 - 1960 |
Players with most games played vs Manchester City
|
David Nigel Sims | 1 match | 1960 - 1960 |
 |
John Neal | 1 match | 1960 - 1960 |
|
Jimmy Dugdale | 1 match | 1960 - 1960 |
|
Ron Wylie | 1 match | 1960 - 1960 |
|
Alan O'Neill | 1 match | 1960 - 1960 |
|
Gerald Hitchens | 1 match | 1960 - 1960 |
Competition info
The other matches
April 22, 1961
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Tottenham | 64 | 40 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 113 | 53 | +60 |
+12
|  | Wolverhampton | 57 | 41 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 101 | 71 | +30 |
-13
|  | Sheffield Wednesday | 56 | 40 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 75 | 43 | +32 |
4
|  | Everton | 48 | 41 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 83 | 68 | +15 |
5
|  | Burnley | 47 | 40 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 99 | 76 | +23 |
+16
|  | Manchester United | 44 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 85 | 73 | +12 |
-17
|  | Leicester | 43 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 83 | 66 | +17 |
8
|  | Blackburn | 43 | 41 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 75 | 72 | +3 |
9
|  | Aston Villa | 41 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 74 | 76 | -2 |
10
|  | Arsenal | 41 | 41 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 76 | 81 | -5 |
11
|  | West Bromwich Albion | 39 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 65 | 70 | -5 |
12
|  | Nottingham Forest | 37 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 73 | -14 |
+113
|  | West Ham | 36 | 41 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 76 | 86 | -10 |
+114
|  | Cardiff City | 36 | 41 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 82 | -25 |
-215
|  | Chelsea | 35 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 94 | 95 | -1 |
+316
|  | Manchester City | 34 | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 74 | 86 | -12 |
-117
|  | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 41 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 72 | -15 |
-118
|  | Birmingham City | 34 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 60 | 80 | -20 |
-119
|  | Fulham | 34 | 41 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 68 | 93 | -25 |
20
|  | Blackpool | 32 | 41 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 65 | 70 | -5 |
+121
|  | Newcastle United | 30 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 82 | 107 | -25 |
-122
|  | Preston North End | 29 | 41 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 42 | 70 | -28 |
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