Game #2702
Saturday, 15 September 1962
Attendance: 32,339
Lost
Division One
5th= (-2)
Sheffield United
DWLWL
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2
Sheffield United
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa lose for the second time in three to make it five wins, a draw and three defeats in nine division one games so far in 1962-63.
Aston Villa
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1924–25
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield United
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #192 |
Saturday, 15 September 1962
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-2 |
Last 5 Games | DWLWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sheffield United
TEAM NEWS
Alan Deakin and Alan Baker replace Vic Crowe and Ron Wylie.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.81 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 33.51 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 18.24 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
FB John Neal |
FB Gordon Lee |
LB Charlie Aitken |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek |
M Alan Deakin |
W Harry Burrows |
W Jimmy MacEwan |
F Bobby Thomson |
F Alan Baker |
F Derek Dougan |
Sheffield United
Hodgkinson, Shaw J, Coldwell, Shaw G, Richardson, Kettleborough, Allchurch, Summers, Hodgson, Hartle (g) (g), Pace (ex). Manager: John Harris.
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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