Game #2694
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 18 August 1962
Won
3rd=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
West Ham United
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 37,000
🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1
West Ham United
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 1' | Alan Baker | 2' | Derek Dougan | 46' |
🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 August 1962
⚽ | 1' Goal, 1-0, Derek Dougan, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
⚽ | 2' Goal, 2-0, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Alan Baker
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 West Ham United
⚽ | 46' Goal, 3-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Derek Dougan
🥅 | 79' Goal, 3-1, (West Ham United), Johnny Byrne
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 West Ham United
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
🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 18 August 1962
Villa, two up in two minutes, cruise to an opening day victory over the Hammers.
Joe Mercer's Villa open the season with a convincing home victory over West Ham
🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, 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
West Ham United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #184 |
Saturday, 18 August 1962
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🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Reg Windle | 🏴 | Chesterfield, 1954-1967
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 181 | 🟩 | 87 🟨 38 🟥 56 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Reg Windle | 🏴 | Chesterfield, 1954-1967
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
🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.76 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 33.43 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 18.17 |
🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Ron Greenwood | 🏴 |
West Ham United
GK Lawrie Leslie | 🏴 |
RB Joe Kirkup | 🏴 |
CB Bobby Moore | 🏴 |
M Ron Boyce | 🏴 |
M Martin Peters | 🏴 |
M Bill Lansdowne | 🏴 |
W Ian Crawford | 🏴 |
W Malcolm Musgrove | 🏴 |
F John Dick | 🏴 |
CF Johnny Byrne | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Geoff Hurst | 🏴 |
🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, 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
🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, 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 🇺
🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
West Ham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park