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
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
🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 April 1962
Villa destroy Leicester at Villa Park for their biggest win since 1959 as Tommy Ewing impresses again but it's the third game in succession where the referee raises questions about their competence.
Joe Mercer’s Villa extend their League winning form to eight in the last twelve as they humiliate Leicester at Villa Park with an eight goal hammering - matching their result against the Filbert Street side in January 1932. As a result, Villa make it seventeen wins, seven draws and fourteen defeats in thirty eight Division One games this season.
🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park
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
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 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, 1958-1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 4-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 8-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 176 | 🟩 | 85 🟨 37 🟥 54 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Tuck | 🏴 | Chesterfield, 1958-1962
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
🆘 Made a bizarre penalty award for 'hands' with the ball having gone out of play and Charlie Aitken picking it up for the restart.
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 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
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 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