Game #2701
Aston Villa
5-1-2, 11 PTS
Monday, 10 September 1962
Aston Villa
3-1
Arsenal
Division One
Arsenal
2-1-5, 5 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 36,705
Won
3rd (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Derek Dougan | 1-0 | Harry Burrows | 3-0 |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Harry Burrows, scored in successive games as Villa win a fifth in eight, Monday, 10 September 1962.
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 10 September 1962
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Derek Dougan
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Harry Burrows
⚽ | Goal, 3-0, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Harry Burrows
🥅 | Goal, 3-1, (Arsenal), Joe Baker
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-1 Arsenal
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Arsenal
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa bounce back from defeat to do the double over Arsenal and make it five wins, a draw and two defeats in eight division one games so far in 1962-63.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952–53
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #191 |
Monday, 10 September 1962
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 188 | 🟩 | 91 🟨 39 🟥 58 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Nigel Sims, John Neal and Ron Wylie replace Geoff Sidebottom, Alan Baker and Mike Tindall.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.68 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 33.49 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 18.55 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Billy Wright | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
Arsenal
GK Ian McKechnie | 🏴 |
RB Eddie Magill | 🇬🇧 |
CB Terry Neill | 🇬🇧 |
CB John Snedden | 🏴 |
LB Billy McCullough | 🇬🇧 |
M David Court | 🏴 |
M John Barnwell | 🏴 |
M Alan Skirton | 🏴 |
W George Armstrong | 🏴 |
CF Laurie Brown | 🏴 |
CF Joe Baker | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
Arsenal XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Injury | 1 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
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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