Game #2682
Aston Villa
Saturday, 10 March 1962


Lost
Quarter Final
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
FA Cup
Tottenham Hotspur
White Hart Lane
Attendance: 64,000
🟥 10 Mar 1962, Villa 0-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Tottenham Hotspur
2-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 10 Mar 1962, Villa 0-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 March 1962
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 50' Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Danny Blanchflower
🥅 | 51' Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Cliff Jones
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 10 March 1962
Villa lose in the FA Cup Sixth Round / Quarter Final to two goals in 60 seconds in the second half.
Joe Mercer’s Villa lose to Tottenham in the FA Cup and now have lost two of their last eight in all competitions.
🟥 10 Mar 1962, Villa 0-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Tottenham Hotspur


League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1960-61
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FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #40 |
Manager Game | #172 |
Saturday, 10 March 1962
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MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jim Finney | 🏴 | Hereford, 1959-1972
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 169 | 🟩 | 80 🟨 37 🟥 52 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jim Finney | 🏴 | Hereford, 1959-1972
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mike Tindall, Harry Burrows and Ron Wylie replace Tommy Ewing, Jimmy McMorran and Bobby Thomson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.94 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.99 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 18.05 |
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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 | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 🚑 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bill Nicholson | 🏴 |

Tottenham Hotspur
GK Bill Brown | 🏴 |
CB Maurice Norman | 🏴 |
RB Peter Baker | 🏴 |
LB Ron Henry | 🏴 |
M Dave Mackay | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower (ex) | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
M John White | 🏴 |
W Terry Medwin | 🏴 |
W Cliff Jones | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Jimmy Greaves | 🏴 |
CF Bobby Smith | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS

Spurs XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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