Game #2696
Aston Villa
3-0-0, 6 PTS
Saturday, 25 August 1962
Won
1st= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Manchester City
0-1-2, 1 PTS
Maine Road
Attendance: 29,524
🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
Manchester City
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 63' | Jimmy MacEwan | 70' |
🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 August 1962
🕒 | HT Manchester City 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 63' Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Harry Burrows
⚽ | 70' Goal, 2-0, Harry Burrows, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | FT Manchester City 0-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 August 1962
Villa's third successive win at the start of the 1962-63 may not be the most convincing but sent Villa top of the table.
Joe Mercer's Villa make it three successive wins at the start of the campaign with a third top 10 finish already looking promising.
🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Manchester City
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1955-56
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Total 🕒 91 | 🟩 38 | 🟨 20 | 🟥 33 | ⚽ 158 | 🥅 146 |
League 🕒 85 | 🟩 36 | 🟨 19 | 🟥 30 | ⚽ 149 | 🥅 133 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 12 |
Home 🕒 46 | 🟩 29 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 7 | ⚽ 99 | 🥅 49 |
Away 🕒 44 | 🟩 9 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 25 | ⚽ 58 | 🥅 75 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 6 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #186 |
Saturday, 25 August 1962
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🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Roy Harper | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1962-1966
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 183 | 🟩 | 89 🟨 38 🟥 56 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roy Harper | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1962-1966
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the third successive game at the start of the campaign.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.78 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 33.45 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 18.19 |
🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Les McDowall | 🏴 |
Manchester City
GK Bert Trautmann | 🇩🇪 |
RB John Benson | 🏴 |
CB Barrie Betts | 🏴 |
CB Jackie Plenderleith | 🏴 |
M Bobby Kennedy | 🏴 |
M Alan Oakes | 🏴 |
M David Shawcross | 🏴 |
M Dave Wagstaffe | 🏴 |
F Peter Dobing | 🏴 |
CF Neil Young | 🏴 |
CF Alex Harley | 🏴 |
🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Manchester City XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road