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624

Legacy
Number

0

Youth
Promotion #

0

Youth
Debut #

33

Villa Appearances

0

Villa
Goals

1

Villa
Assists

33.00

Game
Per

Mervyn Day

Player #624
Aston Villa player image
Goalkeeper
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #624 |
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Mervyn Richard Day

26 June 1955

Chelmsford 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

(6 ft 1 in) 1.87 m

Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1983-84

Orient 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

£15k

1 August 1983

28

Tony Barton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

1984-85

Leeds United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

£30k

1 January 1985

29

Graham Turner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Previous Clubs

Mervyn Day

Previous Clubs:

1971-79 West Ham United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Football League First Division, Second Division
🕒 194 | ⚽ 0 | (League)

1979-83 Orient 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 £0.15m
Football League Second Division, Third Division
🕒 170 | ⚽ 0 | (League)

Subsequent Clubs

Mervyn Day

Subsequent Clubs:

1985-93 Leeds United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 £0.04m
Football League Second Division, First Division, Premier League
🕒 227 | ⚽ 0 | (League)

1992 Luton Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (L)
Football League First Division
🕒 4 | ⚽ 0 | (League)

1992 Sheffield United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (L)
Football League First Division
🕒 1 | ⚽ 0 | (League)

1993-94 Carlisle United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Free
Football League Third Division
🕒 16 | ⚽ 0 | (League)

1994 Retired aged 39

Progression

Mervyn Day

n/a

Appearance Record

Mervyn Day

Goalkeeper

GK Mervyn Day | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1983-85 | £10k |
🕒 33 | 33 (0) | 🔥 1 | 🥅 53 | ⛔ 7 | 🇺 3 | #624 |
🟩 12 | 🟨 7 | 🟥 14 |
Cards 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 |

Played Under

Mervyn Day

Tony Barton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1983-84 🕒 14 | 14 (0) | 🥅 17 | ⛔ 4 | 🟩 6 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 6 |
Graham Turner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1984 🕒 19 | 19 (0) | 🔥 1 | 🥅 36 | ⛔ 3 | 🟩 6 | 🟨 5 | 🟥 8 |

Honours

Mervyn Day

Played for the Villa

Debut Appearance

Mervyn Day

Debut Squad:

1983-84

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🟥 24 Sep 1983, Villa 0-1 Vitória, Estádio D. Afonso Henriques

Tony Barton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Debut:

1983-84

🟨 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park

Tony Barton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

28

Loans Out

Mervyn Day

Loans Out:

None

Final Appearance

Mervyn Day

Final Appearance:

1984-85

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🟥 24 Nov 1984, Villa 0-2 QPR, Loftus Road

Graham Turner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

29

Final Squad:

1984-85

🟥 24 Nov 1984, Villa 0-2 QPR, Loftus Road

Graham Turner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Villa Career

Mervyn Day

Career Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
33
33
0
3

Career Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
1
0.00
33.00

Career Results

🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:
36%
58%
42%
1.30

Career Cards

🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0
1.61

Career Goals

Mervyn Day

0

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Career Assists

Mervyn Day

1

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🟩 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park

Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 36' | Mervyn Day | 78' |

League Cup

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Competition Record

Mervyn Day

League

Premier League.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
30
30
🔁 Substitute:
0
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

FA Cup

Premier League.jpg
Games:
Starter:
0
0
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

League Cup

EFL Cup.jpg
Games:
Starter:
3
3
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
1
0.00
3.00

Europe

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Games:
Starter:
0
0
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

Season Record

Mervyn Day

1983-84

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Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
14
14
0
3

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

Results

🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:
43%
57%
43%
1.43

Cards

🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0
0.00

1984-85

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Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
19
19
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
1
0.00
19.00

Results

🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:
32%
58%
42%
1.21

Cards

🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
1
0
19.00

League Record

Premier League

Premier League.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00

Championship

EFL.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

Mervyn Day

First Division

FL.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub:
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
30
30
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

Second Division

FL.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

Third Division

FL.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

League Seasons

Mervyn Day

1983-84

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First Division

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
14
14
0
3

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1984-85

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First Division

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
16
16
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

League Appearances

1983-84
🟨 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park
Division One
8th (+3)
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1983-84
🟨 10 Dec 1983, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison
Division One
10th (-3)
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1983-84
🟥 11 Feb 1984, Villa 1-3 Norwich, Carrow Road
Division One
11th= (-2)
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1983-84
🟩 17 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park
Division One
8th (+1)
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1983-84
🟩 24 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Roker
Division One
7th= (+1)
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1983-84
🟥 31 Mar 1984, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrews'
Division One
8th= (-1)
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1983-84
🟩 7 Apr 1984, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Division One
7th= (+1)
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1983-84
🟥 14 Apr 1984, Villa 0-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
Division One
9th (-2)
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1983-84
🟥 18 Apr 1984, Villa 1-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Division One
9th (-)
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1983-84
🟩 21 Apr 1984, Villa 2-1 Watford, Villa Park
Division One
9th (-)
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1983-84
🟩 28 Apr 1984, Villa 3-1 Notts County, Villa Park
Division One
8th= (+1)
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1983-84
🟩 5 May 1984, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Upton Park
Division One
8th= (-)
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1983-84
🟥 7 May 1984, Villa 0-2 Everton, Villa Park
Division One
7th= (-)
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1983-84
🟥 12 May 1984, Villa 1-2 Ipswich, Portman Road
Division One
8th= (-1)
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1984-85
🟩 25 Aug 1984, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Division One
7th
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1984-85
🟩 27 Aug 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Division One
1st (+6)
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1984-85
🟥 1 Sep 1984, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James'
Division One
5th (-4)
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1984-85
🟥 5 Sep 1984, Villa 0-5 Forest, Villa Park
Division One
11th (-6)
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1984-85
🟩 8 Sep 1984, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Villa Park
Division One
6th (+5)
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1984-85
🟨 15 Sep 1984, Villa 3-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
Division One
7th (-2)
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1984-85
🟥 22 Sep 1984, Villa 0-1 Spurs, Villa Park
Division One
10th (-3)
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1984-85
🟥 29 Sep 1984, Villa 0-3 Ipswich, Portman Road
Division One
14th (-4)
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1984-85
🟩 6 Oct 1984, Villa 3-0 United, Villa Park
Division One
10th (+4)
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1984-85
🟥 13 Oct 1984, Villa 1-2 Everton, Goodison
Division One
12th (-2)
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1984-85
🟨 20 Oct 1984, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Villa Park
Division One
13th (-1)
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1984-85
🟥 27 Oct 1984, Villa 0-5 Leicester, Filbert Street
Division One
16th (-3)
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1984-85
🟨 3 Nov 1984, Villa 0-0 West Ham, Villa Park
Division One
16th (-)
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1984-85
🟨 10 Nov 1984, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Highbury
Division One
17th (-)
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1984-85
🟨 17 Nov 1984, Villa 2-2 Southampton, Villa Park
Division One
15th (+2)
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1984-85
🟥 24 Nov 1984, Villa 0-2 QPR, Loftus Road
Division One
17th (-2)
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FA Cup Seasons

Mervyn Day

1983-84

FA Cup.jpg
FA Cup

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1984-85

FA Cup.jpg
FA Cup

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
FA Cup.jpg

FA Cup Appearances

League Cup Seasons

Mervyn Day

1983-84

League Cup
EFL Cup.jpg

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1984-85

League Cup
EFL Cup.jpg

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
3
3
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
1
0.00
3.00
EFL.jpg

League Cup Appearances

1984-85
🟩 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park
League Cup
2nd Round
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1984-85
🟩 10 Oct 1984, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
League Cup
2nd Round
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1984-85
🟥 30 Oct 1984, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road
League Cup
3rd Round
Aston Villa Crest 2025

European Seasons

Mervyn Day

1983-84

EFL Cup.jpg
UEFA Cup

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1984-85

EFL Cup.jpg
n/a

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
Champions League.png

European Appearances

Unused Substitute Appearances

Mervyn Day

1983-84
🟥 14 Sep 1983, Villa 0-1 Vitória, Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
UEFA Cup
1st Round
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1983-84
🟩 28 Sep 1983, Villa 5-0 Vitória, Villa Park
UEFA Cup
1st Round
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1983-84
🟥 2 Nov 1983, Villa 1-2 Spartak, Villa Park
UEFA Cup
2nd Round
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Sendings Off

Mervyn Day

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International Career

Mervyn Day

Full International Record

Villa International Record

Career Notes

Mervyn Day

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Biography

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Trophies


🏆 European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96

🏆 🏆 Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60

🏆 Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72

🏆 European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83

🏆 Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02

🏆 Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
🏆 NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
🏆 Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
🏆 u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
🏆 🏆 🏆 Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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