Game #2684
Aston Villa
14-7-12, 35 PTS
Saturday, 17 March 1962
Birmingham City
0-2
Aston Villa
Division One
Birmingham City
11-8-14, 30 PTS
St Andrew's
Attendance: 45,885
Won
7th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 14' | Alan Baker | 36' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Harry Burrows, scored his second in two to help Villa beat Birmingham yet again, Saturday, 17 March 1962.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 March 1962
🟢 | 1' Debut, Wilson Briggs
⚽ | 14' Goal, 1-0, Harry Burrows, Assist by Ron Wylie
⚽ | 36' Goal, 2-0, Ron Wylie, Assist by Alan Baker
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 0-2 Aston Villa
💥 | 69' Player leaves field of play injured, Jimmy Dugdale
💥 | 69' Player leaves field of play injured, (Birmingham City), Bertie Auld
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 0-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa extend their League winning form to five in the last seven as they win successive games against near neighbours to make it fourteen wins, seven draws and twelve defeats in thirty three Division One games this season.
Meanwhile, centre back Jimmy Dugdale made his final Villa appearance aged 30 before moving on to Queens Park Rangers in October 1962.
Dugdale played for Villa between 1955-56 and 1961-62 making 255 appearances and scoring 3 goals; winning the 1956-57 FA Cup and 1960-61 League Cup with Villa.
As Dugdale left, a new player arrived, as full back Wilson Briggs made his Villa debut aged 19 after moving from Musselburgh Windsor in August 1959.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #174 |
Saturday, 17 March 1962
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Arthur Luty | 🏴 | Leeds, -1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 171 | 🟩 | 82 🟨 37 🟥 52 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Luty | 🏴 | Leeds, -1965
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
John Neal, Tommy Ewing, Alan Baker, Jimmy Dugdale and Wilson Briggs replace Gordon Lee, Jimmy MacEwan, Derek Dougan, John Sleeuwenhoek and Charlie Aitken.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.31 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | 30.62 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 17.75 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | ❌ | 🔴 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tommy Ewing | 🏴 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Gil Merrick | 🏴 |
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Birmingham City
GK Jimmy Schofield | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Smith | 🏴 |
D Terry Hennessey | 🏴 |
LB Graham Sissons | 🏴 |
LH Malcolm Beard | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Bloomfield | 🏴 |
M Bertie Auld | 🏴 | ❌ |
W Mike Hellawell | 🏴 |
F Ken Leek | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Harris | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
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Birmingham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 5 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_afaca0bac3d245d884162807ffb22461~mv2.gif)
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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