Game #2695
Aston Villa
2-0-0, 4 PTS
Monday, 20 August 1962
Won
1st= (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
1-0-1, 2 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 55,630
🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Tottenham Hotspur
Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 52' |
🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 20 August 1962
🥅 | 26' Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Terry Medwin
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur
⚽ | 51' Goal, 1-1, Derek Dougan
⚽ | 52' Goal, 2-1, Derek Dougan, Assist by Harry Burrows
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
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
🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 20 August 1962
Villa make it two wins in two as Tottenham were flattered to lose 2-1. (They're still trophy starved and rubbish in 2024)
Joe Mercer's Villa make it successive home wins in the opening two games of the season with a third top 10 finish already looking promising.
🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, 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
Tottenham Hotspur
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1961-62
🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #185 |
Monday, 20 August 1962
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🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 182 | 🟩 | 88 🟨 38 🟥 56 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
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
🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.76 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 33.44 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 18.17 |
🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, 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
Bill Nicholson | 🏴 |
Tottenham Hotspur
GK Bill Brown | 🏴 |
RB Peter Baker | 🏴 |
CB Maurice Norman | 🏴 |
LB Ron Henry | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
M Dave Mackay | 🏴 |
M John White | 🏴 |
W Terry Medwin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Cliff Jones | 🏴 |
CF Bobby Smith | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Greaves | 🏴 |
🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, 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
🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, 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 🇺
🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Spurs XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park