Game #2688
Aston Villa
16-7-14, 39 PTS
Saturday, 14 April 1962
Lost
6th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Manchester City
15-7-16, 37 PTS
Maine Road
Attendance: 18,564
🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road
Manchester City
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 April 1962
🟨 | Booking, Bobby Thomson
🕒 | HT Manchester City 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 58' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Noel Young
🕒 | FT Manchester City 1-0 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
🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 14 April 1962
Villa are narrowly beaten at Maine Road as for the second game in succession the referee seems to over-react to an unremarkable incident.
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.
🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road
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
Manchester City
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1955-56
🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #178 |
Saturday, 14 April 1962
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🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ray Tinkler | 🏴 | Boston, 1961-1976 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 175 | 🟩 | 84 🟨 37 🟥 54 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ray Tinkler | 🏴 | Boston, 1961-1976 🆘
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 2
🆘 Harshly booked Bobby Thomson for a challenge on Trautmann that even the home crowd thought was an over-reaction
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 21 Nov 1961, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Villa Park
Cards: 🟨
REFEREE PROFILE
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
CARDS
🟨 Bobby Thomson
CARDS
None
🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.67 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | 30.70 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 17.82 |
🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
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 | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Les McDowall | 🏴 |
Manchester City
GK Bert Trautmann | 🇩🇪 |
RB John Benson | 🏴 |
CB Jackie Plenderleith | 🏴 |
LB Glyn Pardoe | 🏴 |
LB Cliff Sear | 🏴 |
M Bobby Kennedy | 🏴 |
M Dave Wagstaffe | 🏴 |
M Alan Oakes | 🏴 |
F George Hannah | 🏴 |
F Joe Hayes | 🏴 |
CF Neil Young | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road
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
🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Manchester City XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road