Game #2684
Saturday, 17 March 1962
Attendance: 45,885
Won
Division One
9th (-)
Birmingham City
WLLWW
St Andrew's
Birmingham City
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Harry Burrows, scored his second in two to help Villa beat Birmingham yet again, Saturday, 17 March 1962.
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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
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham City: | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #174 |
Saturday, 17 March 1962
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | WLLWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Birmingham City
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
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
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 |
Birmingham City
Schofield, Lynn (ex), Sissons, Hennessey, Bloomfield, Beard (ex), Smith, Hellawell, Auld, Leek, Harris. Manager: Gil Merrick.
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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