Game #2694
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 18 August 1962
3rd=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
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 | 🏴 | 🔥 |
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
None
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.76 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 33.43 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 18.17 |
Villa, two up in two minutes, cruise to an opening day victory over the Hammers.
Joe Mercer's Villa open the season with a convincing home victory over West Ham
Won
3-1
🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Derek Dougan | 1' | Jimmy MacEwan | 2' | Bobby Thomson | 46' |
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 1' | Alan Baker | 2' | Derek Dougan | 46' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 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
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #184 |
Saturday, 18 August 1962
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Reg Windle | 🏴 | Chesterfield, 1954-1967
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Referee: Reg Windle | 🏴 | Chesterfield, 1954-1967
Previous 5 vs. West Ham: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 181 | 🟩 | 87 🟨 38 🟥 56 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
West Ham United
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 37,000
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 | 🏴 |
Ron Greenwood | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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