Game #2686
Saturday, 31 March 1962
Attendance: 20,107
Won
Division One
8th (+1)
Arsenal
LWWLW
Highbury
Arsenal
4-5
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
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
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
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952–53
FIXTURE HISTORY
Arsenal
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #176 |
Saturday, 31 March 1962
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 5-4 |
Last 5 Games | LWWLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Arsenal
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
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 |
Arsenal
Kelsey, Bacuzzi, Clarke, Brown, Clamp, Griffiths, Barnwell, MacLeod (ex), Skirton (g) (g), Strong (g) (g), Groves. Manager: George Swindin.
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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