Game #2701
Aston Villa
5-1-2, 11 PTS
Monday, 10 September 1962


Won
3rd (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Arsenal
2-1-5, 5 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 36,705
🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1

Arsenal

Assist(s) | Derek Dougan | 1-0 | Harry Burrows | 3-0 |
🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 10 September 1962
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Derek Dougan
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Harry Burrows
⚽ | Goal, 3-0, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Harry Burrows
🥅 | Goal, 3-1, (Arsenal), Joe Baker
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-1 Arsenal
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Arsenal
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
🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Monday, 10 September 1962
Villa do the double over Arsenal to climb back to 3rd place in the table as the Gunners are easily beaten with plenty to spare at Villa Park.
Joe Mercer's Villa bounce back from defeat to do the double over Arsenal and make it five wins, a draw and two defeats in eight division one games so far in 1962-63.
🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, 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
Arsenal


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952–53
🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #191 |
Monday, 10 September 1962
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🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 188 | 🟩 | 91 🟨 39 🟥 58 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
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
🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Sims, John Neal and Ron Wylie replace Geoff Sidebottom, Alan Baker and Mike Tindall.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.68 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 33.49 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 18.55 |
🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Billy Wright | 🏴 |

Arsenal
GK Ian McKechnie | 🏴 |
RB Eddie Magill | 🇬🇧 |
CB Terry Neill | 🇬🇧 |
CB John Snedden | 🏴 |
LB Billy McCullough | 🇬🇧 |
M David Court | 🏴 |
M John Barnwell | 🏴 |
M Alan Skirton | 🏴 |
W George Armstrong | 🏴 |
CF Laurie Brown | 🏴 |
CF Joe Baker | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period

🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, 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
🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, 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 🇺
🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS

Arsenal XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

