Game #2680
Aston Villa
Saturday, 24 February 1962
Won
9th
WWWDW
Division One
Attendance: 19,598
Fulham
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Fulham
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Harry Burrows, scored his second in three to help Villa to five games unbeaten in the League, Saturday, 24 February 1962.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 February 1962
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa extend their unbeaten run to six including five in League to make it twelve wins, seven draws and eleven defeats in thirty Division One games this season.
Meanwhile, forward Alfie Hale made his final Villa appearance aged 22 before moving on to Doncaster Rovers in July 1962. Hale played for Villa in 1960-61 and 1961-62 making seven appearances and scoring twice.
Aston Villa
Fulham
FIXTURE HISTORY
Fulham
Previous 5 vs. Fulham: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #170 |
Saturday, 24 February 1962
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | WWWDW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Fulham
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.28 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 32.95 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 18.01 |
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 Bobby Thomson |
F Jimmy McMorran |
F Alfie Hale |
Fulham
Macedo, Lampe, Langley, Cohen, Mullery, Lowe (ex), Doherty, O’Connell, Cook, Henderson, Haynes. Manager: Bedford Jezzard.
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
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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