Game #2701
Aston Villa
5-1-2, 11 PTS
Monday, 10 September 1962
Won
3rd (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 36,705
Arsenal
Villa Park
2-1-5, 5 PTS
Villa do the double over Arsenal to climb back to 3rd place in the table as the Gunners are easily beaten with plenty to spare at Villa Park.
Aston Villa
3-1
Arsenal
Assist(s) | Derek Dougan | 1-0 | Harry Burrows | 3-0 |
KEY MAN
Harry Burrows, scored in successive games as Villa win a fifth in eight, Monday, 10 September 1962.
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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 HISTORY
Arsenal
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
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
🕒 191 | 🟩 | 92 🟨 40 🟥 59 | 1.65
Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
Unknown
CARDS
Villa
None
Arsenal
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
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Billy Wright | 🏴 |
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 | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
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
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
Arsenal XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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