Game #2708
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 17 October 1962
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Attendance: 24,990
Stoke
Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1
Stoke City
Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 17' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa cruise past second division Stoke to reach the League Cup third round.
KEY MAN
Harry Burrows, scored his sixth in nine games as Villa see off second tier Stoke in the League Cup, Wednesday, 17 October 1962.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 17 October 1962
⚽ | 2' Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson
💥 | Pitch invasion by a boxer dog holds up play
⚽ | 17' Goal, 2-0, Tommy Ewing, Assist by Harry Burrows
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Stoke City
💥 | Player injured on field of play, Vic Crowe
💥 | Player injured on field of play, (Stoke City), Ratcliffe
🥅 | 88' Goal, 2-1, (Stoke City), Graham Matthews
⚽ | 89' Goal, 3-1, Harry Burrows, pen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Stoke City
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa make it five unbeaten winning four as they see off second division Stoke in the third round of the League Cup.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Stoke
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Stoke
Previous 5 vs. Stoke: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #15 |
Manager Game | #198 |
Wednesday, 17 October 1962
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1954-1971
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 195 | 🟩 | 95 🟨 40 🟥 60 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1954-1971
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Stoke
None
TEAM NEWS
Mike Tindall replaces Alan Deakin.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.16 |
Oldest Player |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 30.73 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 18.33 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 🚑 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Tommy Ewing | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Tony Waddington | 🏴 |
Stoke
GK Jimmy O'Neill | 🇮🇪 |
RB Bill Asprey | 🏴 |
RB Eric Skeels | 🏴 |
RB Eddie Stuart | 🇿🇦 |
LB Tony Allen | 🏴 |
M Eddie Clamp | 🏴 |
M Keith Bebbington | 🏴 |
W Don Ratcliffe | 🏴 |
IF Graham Matthews | 🏴 |
CF Dennis Viollet | 🏴 |
CF Jackie Mudie | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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
Stoke XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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