Game #2688
Saturday, 14 April 1962
Attendance: 18,564
Lost
Division One
8th (-)
Manchester City
WLWWL
Maine Road
Manchester City
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa lose for the third time in eleven League games to record sixteen wins, seven draws and fourteen defeats in thirty seven Division One games this season.
Aston Villa
Manchester City
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #178 |
Saturday, 14 April 1962
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | WLWWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Manchester City
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.67 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 30.70 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 17.82 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
LB Charlie Aitken |
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 |
Manchester City
Trautmann, Benson, Pardoe, Plenderleith, Sear, Kennedy, Oakes, Hannah, Hayes, Wagstaffe, Young (g). Manager: Les McDowall.
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES