Game #2689
Aston Villa
17-7-14, 41 PTS
Saturday, 21 April 1962
Won
7th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Leicester City
16-5-17, 37 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,184
🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park
Aston Villa
8-3
Leicester City
Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 18' | Derek Dougan | 30' | Tommy Ewing | 56' | 60' | 89' |
🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 April 1962
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson
🥅 | 14' Goal, 1-1, (Leicester City), Jimmy Walsh
⚽ | 18' Goal, 2-1, Derek Dougan, Assist by Harry Burrows
⚽ | 20' Goal, 3-1, Own Goal, Len Chalmers
🥅 | 27' Goal, 3-2, (Leicester City, pen), Howard Riley
⚽ | 30' Goal, 4-2, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Derek Dougan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 4-2 Leicester City
⚽ | 56' Goal, 5-2, Derek Dougan, Assist by Tommy Ewing
⚽ | 60' Goal, 6-2, Alan Baker, Assist by Tommy Ewing
⚽ | 61' Goal, 7-2, Harry Burrows
🥅 | 72' Goal, 7-3, (Leicester City), Jimmy Walsh
⚽ | 89' Goal, 8-3, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Tommy Ewing
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 8-3 Leicester City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 April 1962
🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Leicester City
🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #179 |
Saturday, 21 April 1962
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🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Tuck | 🏴 | Chesterfield, -1962 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 4-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 8-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 176 | 🟩 | 85 🟨 37 🟥 54 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Tuck | 🏴 | Chesterfield, -1962 🆘
🆘 Made a bizarre penalty award for 'hands' with the ball having gone out of play and Charlie Aitken picking it up for the restart.
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for a third consecutive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.69 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | 30.72 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 17.84 |
🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
W Tommy Ewing | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Matt Gillies | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK Gordon Banks | 🏴 |
D Len Chalmers | 🏴 |
CB Frank McLintock | 🏴 |
CB Ian King | 🏴 |
LB Richie Norman | 🏴 |
M Colin Appleton | 🏴 |
M Howard Riley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Gordon Wills | 🏴 |
F Ken Keyworth | 🏴 |
F Albert Cheesebrough | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Walsh | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, 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
🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Leicester XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park