Game #2675
Aston Villa
Saturday, 27 January 1962
Won
4th Round
WDLLW
FA Cup 4th Round
Attendance: 38,013
Huddersfield Town
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Huddersfield Town
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Alfie Hale, scored on his first appearance of the season to help Villa beat Huddersfield in the FA Cup fourth round, Saturday, 27 January 1962.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 January 1962
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa seek and receive respite from their woeful League form - four defeats in five games without a goal - to beat second division Huddersfield in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Aston Villa
Huddersfield Town
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1925-26
FIXTURE HISTORY
Huddersfield Town
Previous 5 vs. Huddersfield: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #33 |
Manager Game | #165 |
Saturday, 27 January 1962
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | LWDLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Huddersfield Town
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer hands Alfie Hale his first appearance of the season in place of Ron Wylie.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.13 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 32.87 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 17.93 |
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 |
W Jimmy MacEwan |
F Derek Dougan |
F Jimmy McMorran |
F Alfie Hale |
Huddersfield Town
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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