Game #2697
Aston Villa
3-0-1, 6 PTS
Wednesday, 29 August 1962
Lost
3rd= (-2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
3-0-1, 6 PTS
White Hart Lane
Attendance: 55,650
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Tottenham Hotspur
4-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 29 August 1962
🥅 | 22' Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), John White
🥅 | 23' Goal, 0-2 (Tottenham Hotspur), Jimmy Greaves
🥅 | 34' Goal, 0-3, (Tottenham Hotspur), Jimmy Greaves
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 61' Goal, 1-3, Derek Dougan
⚽ | 80' Goal, 2-3, Alan Deakin
🥅 | 88' Goal 2-4 (Tottenham Hotspur), Cliff Jones
🕒 | FT Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 29 August 1962
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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
Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #187 |
Wednesday, 29 August 1962
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🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 184 | 🟩 | 89 🟨 38 🟥 57 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the fourth successive game at the start of the campaign.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.79 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 33.46 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 18.20 |
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
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 John White | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dave Mackay | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
W Terry Medwin | 🏴 |
W Cliff Jones | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Les Allen | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Greaves | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
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
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
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 | |
|---|---|
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Spurs XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane