Game #2699
Aston Villa
4-1-1, 9 PTS
Tuesday, 4 September 1962
Won
1st= (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Arsenal
2-1-3, 5 PTS
Highbury
Attendance: 33,861
🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
Arsenal
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 6' |
🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 4 September 1962
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
⚽ | 25' Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson
🕒 | HT Arsenal 0-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 57' Goal, 2-1, (Arsenal), Alan Skirton
🕒 | FT Arsenal 1-2 Aston Villa
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
🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 4 September 1962
Villa, struck by injury to key players, empty the youth and reserve teams, to line up and vanquish expensive Arsenal. Villa climb back to the top of the table, level on points with Wolves.
Joe Mercer's Villa win for the first time in three to make it four wins, a draw and a defeat in six division one games so far in 1962-63.
🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
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
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952–53
🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #189 |
Tuesday, 4 September 1962
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🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 186 | 🟩 | 90 🟨 39 🟥 57 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Geoff Sidebottom, John Neal and Ron Wylie replace Nigel Sims, Gordon Lee and Derek Dougan.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.98 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 33.48 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 18.21 |
🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Billy Wright | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Jack McClelland | 🇬🇧 |
RB Jack Bacuzzi | 🏴 |
CB John Snedden | 🏴 |
LB Billy McCullough | 🇬🇧 |
M Eddie Clamp | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M John Barnwell | 🏴 |
M Alan Skirton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W George Armstrong | 🏴 |
F George Eastham | 🏴 |
CF Laurie Brown | 🏴 |
CF Joe Baker | 🏴 |
🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
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
🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Arsenal XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury