Game #2691
Aston Villa
18-7-15, 43 PTS
Tuesday, 24 April 1962
Lost
6th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 24,890
Nottingham Forest
City Ground
13-10-18, 34 PTS
Already missing Derek Dougan, Alan Deakin becomes a passenger from 40'. Villa fall behind midway through the second half and pushing for an equaliser throughout are caught in the final seconds on the counter to record their second defeat in four.
Nottingham Forest
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 24 April 1962
💥 | 40' Player injured on field of play, Alan Deakin
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 54' Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest), Len Julians
🥅 | 90' Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest), John Quigley
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 2-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa face Forest on successive days and have now played three times in four days. As a result, Villa make it eighteen wins, seven draws and fifteen defeats in forty Division One games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1958-59
FIXTURE HISTORY
Nottingham Forest
Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #49 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #181 |
Tuesday, 24 April 1962
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴 | Billingham, 1954-1971
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 181 | 🟩 | 87 🟨 38 🟥 56 | 1.65
Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴 | Billingham, 1954-1971
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Kevin Howley
CARDS
Villa
None
Nottingham Forest
None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Wylie replaces Derek Dougan.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.11 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | 30.73 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 17.85 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Andy Beattie | 🏴 |
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 Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Peter Grummitt | 🏴 |
RB Joe Wilson | 🏴 |
CB Bob McKinlay | 🏴 |
LB John Winfield | 🏴 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 |
M John Quigley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Calvin Palmer | 🏴 |
W Billy Gray | 🏴 |
W Dick Le Flem | 🏴 |
F Colin Booth | 🏴 |
CF Len Julians | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
Forest XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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