Game #2708
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 17 October 1962
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Stoke
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,990
🟩 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1
Stoke City
Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 17' |
🟩 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 17 October 1962
⚽ | 2' Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson
💥 | Pitch invasion by a boxer dog holds up play
⚽ | 17' Goal, 2-0, Tommy Ewing, Assist by Harry Burrows
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Stoke City
🚑 | Player injured on field of play, Vic Crowe
🚑 | Player injured on field of play, (Stoke City), Ratcliffe
🥅 | 88' Goal, 2-1, (Stoke City), Graham Matthews
⚽ | 89' Goal, 3-1, Harry Burrows, pen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Stoke City
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
🟩 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 17 October 1962
Villa cruise past second division Stoke to reach the League Cup third round.
Joe Mercer's Villa make it five unbeaten winning four as they see off second division Stoke in the third round of the League Cup.
🟩 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, 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
Stoke
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #15 |
Manager Game | #198 |
Wednesday, 17 October 1962
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🟩 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1958-1969
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 195 | 🟩 | 95 🟨 40 🟥 60 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1958-1969
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
🟩 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mike Tindall replaces Alan Deakin.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.16 |
Oldest Player |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 30.73 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 18.33 |
🟩 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 🚑 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Tommy Ewing | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Tony Waddington | 🏴 |
Stoke
GK Jimmy O'Neill | 🇮🇪 |
RB Bill Asprey | 🏴 |
RB Eric Skeels | 🏴 |
RB Eddie Stuart | 🇿🇦 |
LB Tony Allen | 🏴 |
M Eddie Clamp | 🏴 |
M Keith Bebbington | 🏴 |
W Don Ratcliffe | 🏴 |
IF Graham Matthews | 🏴 |
CF Dennis Viollet | 🏴 |
CF Jackie Mudie | 🏴 |
🟩 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, 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
🟩 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, 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 🇺
🟩 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Stoke XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟩 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Villa Park