Game #2694
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 18 August 1962
Aston Villa
3-1
West Ham United
Division One
West Ham United
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 37,000
Won
3rd=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 1' | Alan Baker | 2' | Derek Dougan | 46' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Derek Dougan, scored to help Villa to an opening day win, Saturday, 18 August 1962.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 August 1962
⚽ | 1' Goal, 1-0, Derek Dougan, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
⚽ | 2' Goal, 2-0, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Alan Baker
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 West Ham United
⚽ | 46' Goal, 3-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Derek Dougan
🥅 | 79' Goal, 3-1, (West Ham United), Johnny Byrne
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 West Ham United
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa open the season with a convincing home victory over West Ham
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
West Ham United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #184 |
Saturday, 18 August 1962
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Reg Windle | 🏴 | Chesterfield, -1967
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 181 | 🟩 | 87 🟨 38 🟥 56 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Reg Windle | 🏴 | Chesterfield, -1967
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.76 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 33.43 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 18.17 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Ron Greenwood | 🏴 |
West Ham United
GK Lawrie Leslie | 🏴 |
RB Joe Kirkup | 🏴 |
CB Bobby Moore | 🏴 |
M Ron Boyce | 🏴 |
M Martin Peters | 🏴 |
M Bill Lansdowne | 🏴 |
W Ian Crawford | 🏴 |
W Malcolm Musgrove | 🏴 |
F John Dick | 🏴 |
CF Johnny Byrne | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Geoff Hurst | 🏴 |
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
SQUAD STATS
West Ham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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