Game #2690
Aston Villa
18-7-14, 43 PTS
Monday, 23 April 1962
Won
6th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Nottingham Forest
12-10-18, 34 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,000
🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, Villa Park
Aston Villa
5-1
Nottingham Forest
Scorer(s) | Harry Burrows | 2' | 36' pen | Own Goal | 4' | Bobby Thomson | 22' | Tommy Ewing | 5-1 |
Assist(s) | Tommy Ewing | 2' | Alan Baker | 22' |
🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 23 April 1962
⚽ | 2' Goal, 1-0, Harry Burrows, Assist by Tommy Ewing
⚽ | 4' Goal, 2-0, Own Goal, Bob McKinlay
🥅 | 14' Goal, 2-1, (Nottingham Forest), Colin Addison
⚽ | 22' Goal, 3-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Alan Baker
⚽ | 36' Goal, 4-1, Harry Burrows, pen
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 4-1 Nottingham Forest
⚽ | Goal, 5-1, Tommy Ewing
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Nottingham Forest
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 23 April 1962
🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1958-59
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #180 |
Monday, 23 April 1962
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🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: F. V. Stringer | 🏴 | Liverpool, -1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 4-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 177 | 🟩 | 86 🟨 37 🟥 54 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: F. V. Stringer | 🏴 | Liverpool, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for a fourth consecutive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.70 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | 30.73 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 17.85 |
🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, 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
Andy Beattie | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Peter Grummitt | 🏴 |
RB Joe Wilson | 🏴 |
D Doug Baird | 🏴 |
CB Bob McKinlay | 🏴 |
M Billy Cobb | 🏴 |
M John Quigley | 🏴 |
M Jeff Whitefoot | 🏴 |
M Jim Iley | 🏴 |
M Colin Addison | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Dick Le Flem | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, 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
🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Forest XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, Villa Park