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Cardiff City 1-0 Aston Villa - December 26, 1961 / Division 1 1961/1962
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Cardiff City 1-0 Aston Villa - December 26, 1961 / Division 1 1961/1962

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logo Cardiff City CC

0
photo Derek Tapscott 0' - Goal Derek Tapscott0
HT

logo Cardiff City CC

FT

logo Aston Villa AV

logo Aston Villa AV

Team line-ups

Cardiff City

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
logo Cardiff City
John
photo Dilwyn John
Dilwyn John
Wales
B.date03/06/1944
Age17 years
positionGoalkeeper
Baker
photo Colin Baker
Colin Baker
Wales
B.date18/12/1934
Age27 years
positionDefender
Milne
photo Alexander Milne
Alexander Milne
Scotland
B.date04/06/1937
Age24 years
positionDefender
Harrington
photo Alan Harrington
Alan Harrington
Wales
B.date17/11/1933
Age28 years
positionDefender
Ward
photo David Ward
David Ward
Wales
B.date16/07/1934
Age27 years
positionMidfield
Hole
photo Barrie Hole
Barrie Hole
Wales
B.date16/09/1942
Age19 years
positionMidfield
Rankmore
photo Frank Rankmore
Frank Rankmore
Wales
B.date21/07/1939
Age22 years
positionMidfield
Gammon
photo Steve Gammon
Steve Gammon
Wales
B.date24/09/1939
Age22 years
positionMidfield
Pickrell
photo Anthony Pickrell
Anthony Pickrell
Wales
B.date03/11/1942
Age19 years
positionMidfield
Tapscott0
photo Derek Tapscott
Derek Tapscott
Wales
B.date30/06/1932
Age29 years
positionForward
King
photo Peter King
Peter King
England
B.date03/04/1943
Age18 years
positionForward

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Dilwyn John 17 15 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Colin Baker 27 63 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Alexander Milne 24 41 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Alan Harrington 28 63 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
David Ward 27 22 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Barrie Hole 19 43 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Frank Rankmore 22 23 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Steve Gammon 22 29 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Anthony Pickrell 19 11 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Derek Tapscott 29 53 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Peter King 18 11 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

22.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

34

Aston Villa

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Sims
photo David Nigel Sims
David Nigel Sims
England
B.date09/08/1931
Age30 years
positionGoalkeeper
Sleeuwenhoek
photo John Sleeuwenhoek
John Sleeuwenhoek
England
B.date26/02/1944
Age17 years
positionDefender
Crowe
photo Victor Crowe
Victor Crowe
Wales
B.date31/01/1932
Age29 years
H1m80  
positionDefender
Lee
photo Gordon Lee
Gordon Lee
England
B.date13/07/1934
Age27 years
positionDefender
Aitken
photo Charlie Aitken
Charlie Aitken
Scotland
B.date01/05/1942
Age19 years
positionLeft full-back
Deakin
photo Alan Deakin
Alan Deakin
England
B.date27/11/1941
Age20 years
positionMidfield
Wylie
photo Ron Wylie
Ron Wylie
Scotland
B.date06/08/1933
Age28 years
positionOffensive Midfielder
Burrows
photo Harry Burrows
Harry Burrows
England
B.date17/03/1941
Age20 years
positionWinger
McParland
photo Peter McParland
Peter McParland
Northern Ireland
B.date25/04/1934
Age27 years
H1m85  
positionLeft Winger
Thomson
photo Bobby Thomson
Bobby Thomson
Scotland
B.date21/03/1937
Age24 years
positionForward
Dougan
photo Derek Dougan
Derek Dougan
Northern Ireland
B.date20/01/1938
Age23 years
positionForward

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
David Nigel Sims 30 40 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
John Sleeuwenhoek 17 18 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Victor Crowe 29 62 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Gordon Lee 27 25 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Charlie Aitken 19 19 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Alan Deakin 20 45 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Ron Wylie 28 53 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Harry Burrows 20 28 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Peter McParland 27 52 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Bobby Thomson 24 52 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Derek Dougan 23 9 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24 years

Average number of matches played for the team

37

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

David Ward

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John King

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Peter McParland

IN

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Jimmy MacEwan

OUT

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Manager

Age

Match num

Joe Mercer

47

160

Success rate in this team:

47 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

44 %

Mercer vs Cardiff City

4 victories

2 draws

4 losses

Latest figure on December 26, 1961

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Key figures

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Cardiff City keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a loss vs Aston Villa at home in Premier League running (since 24/12/1955). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 13/03/1926 (2 matches)

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It's the first time Derek Tapscott scores a goal vs Aston Villa in Premier League with Cardiff City since the 07/09/1960 (with Cardiff City vs Aston Villa )

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Cardiff City keeps its 7 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Aston Villa at home running (since 22/08/1953). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 13/03/1926 (2 matches)

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VCardiff City 2-1 Mansfield Town23/10/1961

DCardiff City 1-1 Arsenal28/10/1961

VCardiff City 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday11/11/1961

LCardiff City 0-3 Ipswich Town25/11/1961

DCardiff City 0-0 Everton09/12/1961

DCardiff City 1-1 Blackburn16/12/1961

Overall

LLeicester 3-0 Cardiff City18/11/1961

LCardiff City 0-3 Ipswich Town25/11/1961

LBirmingham City 3-0 Cardiff City02/12/1961

DCardiff City 0-0 Everton09/12/1961

DCardiff City 1-1 Blackburn16/12/1961

LBlackpool 3-0 Cardiff City23/12/1961

Current form

Away

VWest Ham 1-3 Aston Villa09/10/1961

DWest Bromwich Albion 1-1 Aston Villa21/10/1961

LBurnley 3-0 Aston Villa04/11/1961

DBolton Wanderers 1-1 Aston Villa18/11/1961

VLeicester 0-2 Aston Villa02/12/1961

LChelsea 1-0 Aston Villa23/12/1961

Overall

LAston Villa 2-3 Ipswich Town21/11/1961

VAston Villa 2-1 Manchester City25/11/1961

VLeicester 0-2 Aston Villa02/12/1961

VAston Villa 3-0 Ipswich Town09/12/1961

DAston Villa 1-1 Everton16/12/1961

LChelsea 1-0 Aston Villa23/12/1961

Running streaks

Home Total
Drawing streak 2 0
Loosing streak 0 1
Unbeaten streak 2 0
Winless streak 3 7
Drawless streak 0 1
Scoring streak 1 0
Goalless streak 0 1
Conceding streak 1 2

Running streaks

Away Total
Loosing streak 1 1
Winless streak 1 2
Drawless streak 2 1
Goalless streak 1 1
Conceding streak 1 2

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

23

Number of games (Competition total)

22

12

Number of games (Home / Away)

11

6

Victories (Competition total)

9

3

Victories (Home / Away)

2

8

Draws (Competition total)

5

6

Draws (Home / Away)

3

9

Losses (Competition total)

8

3

Losses (Home / Away)

6

Goals

29

Goals scored (Competition total)

34

19

Goals scored (Home / Away)

11

38

Goals conceded (Competition total)

30

19

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

18

1.26

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

1.55

1.58

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

1

1.65

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

1.36

1.58

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

1.64

Betting aid

15

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)

11

8

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)

4

3

Clean sheets (Competition total)

6

1

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

2

7

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

4

2

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

4

15

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

12

10

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

5

1-1
(3 times)

Most frequent score (Home / Away)

2-0
(2 times)

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

photo David WardDavid Ward11 goalsTeam's best scorer (Competition total)11 goalsPeter McParlandphoto Peter McParland
photo David WardDavid Ward8 goalsTeam's best scorer (Home / Away)4 goalsDerek Douganphoto Derek Dougan
photo David WardDavid Ward11 goals during the last 21 matchesThe fittest player6 goals during the last 11 matchesPeter McParlandphoto Peter McParland

Historical head to head

Home

16 matches
9 v
1 d
6 l

20 gf

19 ga

Away

17 matches
6 v
1 d
10 l

19 gf

30 ga

Total

33 matches
15 v
2 d
16 l

39 gf

49 ga

Historical head to head

Home

17 matches
10 v
1 d
6 l

30 gf

19 ga

Away

16 matches
6 v
1 d
9 l

19 gf

20 ga

Total

33 matches
16 v
2 d
15 l

49 gf

39 ga

Largest victory

Overall
3 - 0
August 28, 1922
Home
3 - 0
August 28, 1922

Largest victory

Overall
6 - 1
January 12, 1929
Away
4 - 0
September 05, 1921

Latest head to head

September 12, 1960 - Division 1 1960/1961

September 07, 1960 - Division 1 1960/1961

April 16, 1960 - Division 2 1959/1960

December 12, 1959 - Division 2 1959/1960

April 03, 1957 - Division 1 1956/1957

Best historical scorers against Aston Villa

photo Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott 1 goal 1960 - 1960
photo Peter Donnelly Peter Donnelly 1 goal 1960 - 1960
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Best historical scorers against Cardiff City

photo Victor Crowe Victor Crowe 1 goal 1960 - 1960
photo Harry Burrows Harry Burrows 1 goal 1960 - 1960
photo Bobby Thomson Bobby Thomson 1 goal 1960 - 1960
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Players with most games played vs Aston Villa

photo Graham Vearcombe Graham Vearcombe 2 matches 1960 - 1960
photo Danny Malloy Danny Malloy 2 matches 1960 - 1960
photo Colin Baker Colin Baker 2 matches 1960 - 1960
photo Johnny Watkins Johnny Watkins 2 matches 1960 - 1960
photo Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott 2 matches 1960 - 1960
photo Peter Donnelly Peter Donnelly 2 matches 1960 - 1960
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Players with most games played vs Cardiff City

photo John Neal John Neal 2 matches 1960 - 1960
photo Victor Crowe Victor Crowe 2 matches 1960 - 1960
photo Jimmy MacEwan Jimmy MacEwan 2 matches 1960 - 1960
photo Bobby Thomson Bobby Thomson 2 matches 1960 - 1960
photo Gerald Hitchens Gerald Hitchens 2 matches 1960 - 1960
photo Ron Wylie Ron Wylie 2 matches 1960 - 1960
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Competition info

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