Game #2671
Aston Villa
Saturday, 6 January 1962
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
FA Cup
Crystal Palace
Villa Park
Attendance: 45,147
🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-3
Crystal Palace
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 10' | Harry Burrows | 23' | Charlie Aitken | 52' |
🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 January 1962
⚽ | 10' Goal, 1-0, Harry Burrows, Assist by Peter McParland
🥅 | 16' Goal, 1-1, (Crystal Palace), Johnny Byrne
🥅 | 17' Goal, 1-2, (Crystal Palace), Uphill
⚽ | 23' Goal, 2-2, Peter McParland, Assist by Harry Burrows
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-2 Crystal Palace
🥅 | 49' Goal, 2-3, (Crystal Palace), Johnny Byrne
⚽ | 52' Goal, 3-3, Derek Dougan, Assist by Charlie Aitken
⚽ | 89' Goal, 4-3, Harry Burrows
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-3 Crystal Palace
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 6 January 1962
🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Crystal Palace
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Crystal Palace
🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #29 |
Manager Game | #161 |
Saturday, 6 January 1962
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🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1954-1971
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 158 | 🟩 | 75 🟨 35 🟥 48 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1954-1971
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Despite successive defeats, Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up for the FA Cup tie against division three side Palace.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.67 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | 30.43 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.87 |
🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 🔥 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Arthur Rowe | 🏴 |
Crystal Palace
GK Vic Rouse | 🏴 |
D Terry Long | 🏴 |
CB Brian Wood | 🏴 |
WH George Petchey | 🏴 |
IF Dennis Uphill | 🏴 |
IF Roy Summersby | 🏴 |
IF Johnny McNichol | 🏴 |
IF Ron Heckman | 🏴 |
IF John Cartwright | 🏴 |
CF Ronnie Allen | 🏴 |
CF Johnny Byrne | 🏴 |
🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Palace XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park