Game #2672
Saturday, 13 January 1962
Attendance: 28,000
Drew
Division One
11th (-)
Sheffield United
DLLWD
Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-0
Sheffield United
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa continue their poor form as they make it three League games without scoring to record nine wins, six draws and nine defeats in twenty four Division One games this season.
Aston Villa
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1924–25
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield United
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #162 |
Saturday, 13 January 1962
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 0-0 |
Last 5 Games | DLLWD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sheffield United
TEAM NEWS
Despite poor recent form, Joe Mercer names the same line up for a third consecutive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.69 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 30.45 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 17.89 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
Aston Villa
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 |
Sheffield United
Hodgkinson, Mason, Shaw J, Coldwell, Richardson, Kettleborough, Allchurch, Summers, Russell, Simpson, Pace (ex). Manager: John Harris.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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PROGRAMME
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