Game #2671
Aston Villa

Saturday, 6 January 1962
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 🔥 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964

Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
None
Despite successive defeats, Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up for the FA Cup tie against division three side Palace.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.67 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | 30.43 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.87 |
Villa leave it late but beat a lively Palace side who were definitely "up for the cup". Harry Burrows, back to fitness, was again Villa's saviour.
Joe Mercer’s Villa narrowly beat third division Palace in a seven goal thriller at Villa Park to progress to the third round of the FA Cup in difficult form.

Won
4-3
🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Harry Burrows | 10' | 89' | Peter McParland | 23' | Derek Dougan | 52' |
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 10' | Harry Burrows | 23' | Charlie Aitken | 52' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 10' Goal, 1-0, Harry Burrows, Assist by Peter McParland
🥅 | 16' Goal, 1-1, (Crystal Palace), Johnny Byrne
🥅 | 17' Goal, 1-2, (Crystal Palace), Uphill
⚽ | 23' Goal, 2-2, Peter McParland, Assist by Harry Burrows
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-2 Crystal Palace
🥅 | 49' Goal, 2-3, (Crystal Palace), Johnny Byrne
⚽ | 52' Goal, 3-3, Derek Dougan, Assist by Charlie Aitken
⚽ | 89' Goal, 4-3, Harry Burrows
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-3 Crystal Palace
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #29 |
Manager Game | #161 |
Saturday, 6 January 1962

Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1958-1969
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1958-1969
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 158 | 🟩 | 75 🟨 35 🟥 48 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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FA Cup
Crystal Palace

Villa Park
Attendance: 45,147
GK Vic Rouse | 🏴 |
D Terry Long | 🏴 |
CB Brian Wood | 🏴 |
WH George Petchey | 🏴 |
IF Dennis Uphill | 🏴 |
IF Roy Summersby | 🏴 |
IF Johnny McNichol | 🏴 |
IF Ron Heckman | 🏴 |
IF John Cartwright | 🏴 |
CF Ronnie Allen | 🏴 |
CF Johnny Byrne | 🏴 |
Arthur Rowe | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded

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