Game #2696
Saturday, 25 August 1962
Attendance: 29,524
Won
Division One
1st= (-)
Manchester City
LDWWW
Maine Road
Manchester City
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Harry Burrows, scored to help Villa to a third successive win at the start of the campaign, Saturday, 25 August 1962.
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Joe Mercer's Villa make it three successive wins at the start of the campaign with a third top 10 finish already looking promising.
Aston Villa
Manchester City
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #186 |
Saturday, 25 August 1962
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | LDWWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Manchester City
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the third successive game at the start of the campaign.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.78 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 33.45 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 18.19 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
FB Gordon Lee |
LB Charlie Aitken |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek |
M Vic Crowe |
M Alan Deakin |
W Harry Burrows |
W Jimmy MacEwan |
F Bobby Thomson |
F Derek Dougan |
F Alan Baker |
Manchester City
Trautmann, Betts, Benson, Plenderleith, Kennedy, Oakes, Shawcross, Dobing, Wagstaffe, Young, Harley. Manager: Les McDowell.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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