Game #2686
Aston Villa
15-7-13, 37 PTS
Saturday, 31 March 1962
7th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 2 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
Derek Dougan, John Neal and Alan Baker replace Ron Wylie, Charlie Aitken and Jimmy McMorran.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.55 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | 30.66 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 17.78 |
Villa win a thriller at Arsenal by the odd goal in 9. Villa take the lead, find themselves 2-4 down before two minutes from time scoring the winner to take the game 5-4.
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.
Won
5-4
🟩 31 Mar 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury
Scorer(s) | Bobby Thomson | 13' | 58' | Derek Dougan | 61' | Vic Crowe | 64' | Tommy Ewing | 88' |
Assist(s) | Derek Dougan | 13' | 58' | 88' | Alan Deakin | 61' | Tommy Ewing | 64' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 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
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #176 |
Saturday, 31 March 1962
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Fred Duxbury | 🏴 | Preston, 1961-1966
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Referee: Fred Duxbury | 🏴 | Preston, 1961-1966
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 173 | 🟩 | 83 🟨 37 🟥 53 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Arsenal
12-9-12, 33 PTS
Highbury
Attendance: 20,107
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 | 🏴 |
George Swindin | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952–53
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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