Game #2686
Aston Villa
15-7-13, 37 PTS
Saturday, 31 March 1962
Won
7th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Arsenal
12-9-12, 33 PTS
Highbury
Attendance: 20,107
🟩 31 Mar 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury
Arsenal
4-5
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Derek Dougan | 13' | 58' | 88' | Alan Deakin | 61' | Tommy Ewing | 64' |
🟩 31 Mar 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury
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
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 31 Mar 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 31 March 1962
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.
🟩 31 Mar 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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
🟩 31 Mar 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #176 |
Saturday, 31 March 1962
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🟩 31 Mar 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH SUMMARY
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: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 173 | 🟩 | 83 🟨 37 🟥 53 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 31 Mar 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Fred Duxbury | 🏴 | Preston, 1961-1966
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 31 Mar 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
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 |
🟩 31 Mar 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
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 | 🏴 |
🟩 31 Mar 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 31 Mar 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
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
🟩 31 Mar 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 31 Mar 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Arsenal XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 31 Mar 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 31 Mar 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 31 Mar 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 31 Mar 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 31 Mar 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury