Game #2693
Aston Villa
18-8-16, 44 PTS
Tuesday, 1 May 1962
Drew
7th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 21,446
Cardiff City
Villa Park
9-14-19, 32 PTS
Villa end the season with a run of the mill draw at home to relegated Cardiff to finish 7th in the table.
Aston Villa
2-2
Cardiff City
Assist(s) | Vic Crowe | 31' |
KEY MAN
Derek Dougan, the last Villa player to score in 1961-62, Tuesday, 1 May 1962.
PREVIOUS MATCH
NEXT MATCH
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 1 May 1962
🥅 | 5' Goal, 0-1, (Cardiff City), Dai Ward
⚽ | 7' Goal, 1-1, Own Goal, Frank Rankmore
🥅 | 17' Goal, 1-2, (Cardiff City), Mel Charles
⚽ | 31' Goal, 2-2, Derek Dougan, Assist by Vic Crowe
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-2 Cardiff City
💥 | 75' Player injured on field of play, Derek Dougan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Cardiff City
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa end the season without a win in three having played their fifth game in ten days. As a result, Villa make it eighteen wins, eight draws and sixteen defeats in forty two Division One games this season to finish seventh in the table in a season notable for some strong League runs under Mercer including a number of impressive wins. That Villa also won the 1960-61 League Cup that was carried over to this season due to fixture congestion underlined that a side, who Mercer had brought out of the second tier just two seasons earlier, was well and truly back on the map.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1926-27
FIXTURE HISTORY
Cardiff City
Previous 5 vs. Cardiff: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #51 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #183 |
Tuesday, 1 May 1962
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 183 | 🟩 | 87 🟨 39 🟥 57 | 1.64
Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
Unknown
CARDS
Villa
None
Cardiff City
None
TEAM NEWS
Harry Burrows replaces Jimmy MacEwan.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.72 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | 30.75 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 17.87 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Bill Jones | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
Cardiff City
GK Graham Vearncombe | 🏴 |
LB Alec Milne | 🏴 |
D Alan Harrington | 🏴 |
D Frank Rankmore | 🏴 |
M Colin Baker | 🏴 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴 |
M Alan Durban | 🏴 |
M Mel Charles | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Pickrell | 🏴 |
F Dai Ward | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Derek Tapscott | 🏴 |
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
Cardiff XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
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
Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Trinity Mirror. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
All Videos
All Videos
FULL PENALTY SHOOTOUT | Aston Villa beat Lille on pens to reach Europa Conference League Semi-Finals
Martinez The Hero 🧤 | Lille 2-1 Aston Villa (3-4 penalties) | Europa Conference League Quarter-Final
A MASTERCLASS in North London | Arsenal 0-2 Aston Villa | HIGHLIGHTS
