Game #2686
Aston Villa
15-7-13, 37 PTS
Saturday, 31 March 1962
Arsenal
4-5
Aston Villa
Division One
Arsenal
12-9-12, 33 PTS
Highbury
Attendance: 20,107
Won
7th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Derek Dougan | 13' | 58' | 88' | Alan Deakin | 61' | Tommy Ewing | 64' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Bobby Thomson, scored a brace to help Villa to a 5-4 win at Highbury, Saturday, 31 March 1962.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 March 1962
⚽ | 13' Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Derek Dougan
🥅 | 17' Goal, 1-1, (Arsenal), Alan Skirton
🥅 | 28' Goal, 1-2, (Arsenal), Geoff Strong
🕒 | HT Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 50' Goal, 1-3, (Arsenal), Geoff Strong
⚽ | 58' Goal, 2-3, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Derek Dougan
🥅 | 59' Goal, 2-4, (Arsenal), Alan Skirton
⚽ | 61' Goal, 3-4, Derek Dougan, Assist by Alan Deakin
⚽ | 64' Goal, 4-4, Vic Crowe, Assist by Tommy Ewing
⚽ | 88' Goal, 5-4, Tommy Ewing, Assist by Derek Dougan
🕒 | FT Arsenal 4-5 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa extend their League winning form to six in the last nine as they win a thriller against Arsenal, scoring five goals away from home to make it fifteen wins, seven draws and thirteen defeats in thirty five Division One games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952–53
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #176 |
Saturday, 31 March 1962
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Fred Duxbury | 🏴 | Preston, -1966
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 173 | 🟩 | 83 🟨 37 🟥 53 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Fred Duxbury | 🏴 | Preston, 1961-1966
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Derek Dougan, John Neal and Alan Baker replace Ron Wylie, Charlie Aitken and Jimmy McMorran.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.55 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | 30.66 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 17.78 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
W Tommy Ewing | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 | 🔥 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
George Swindin | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Jack Kelsey | 🏴 |
RB Jack Bacuzzi | 🏴 |
LB Fred Clarke | 🇬🇧 |
M Eddie Clamp | 🏴 |
M Arfon Griffiths | 🏴 |
M John Barnwell | 🏴 |
M Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
M Alan Skirton | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Geoff Strong | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Vic Groves | 🏴 |
CF Laurie Brown | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Arsenal XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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