Game #2697
Aston Villa
3-0-1, 6 PTS
Wednesday, 29 August 1962
Lost
3rd= (-2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
3-0-1, 6 PTS
White Hart Lane
Attendance: 55,650
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Tottenham Hotspur
4-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 29 August 1962
🥅 | 22' Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), John White
🥅 | 23' Goal, 0-2 (Tottenham Hotspur), Jimmy Greaves
🥅 | 34' Goal, 0-3, (Tottenham Hotspur), Jimmy Greaves
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 61' Goal, 1-3, Derek Dougan
⚽ | 80' Goal, 2-3, Alan Deakin
🥅 | 88' Goal 2-4 (Tottenham Hotspur), Cliff Jones
🕒 | FT Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 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
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 29 August 1962
Villa lose out to Spurs for their first defeat of the season.
Joe Mercer's Villa suffer their first reverse of the season to make it three wins and a defeat in four division one games in 1962-63.
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
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
Tottenham Hotspur
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1961-62
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #187 |
Wednesday, 29 August 1962
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🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 184 | 🟩 | 89 🟨 38 🟥 57 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
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
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the fourth successive game at the start of the campaign.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.79 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 33.46 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 18.20 |
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
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
Bill Nicholson | 🏴 |
Tottenham Hotspur
GK Bill Brown | 🏴 |
RB Peter Baker | 🏴 |
CB Maurice Norman | 🏴 |
LB Ron Henry | 🏴 |
M John White | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dave Mackay | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
W Terry Medwin | 🏴 |
W Cliff Jones | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Les Allen | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Greaves | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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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
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Spurs XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane