Game #2710
Aston Villa
8-2-5 18 PTS
Saturday, 27 October 1962
Lost
6th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Birmingham City
4-4-7, 12 PTS
St Andrew's
Attendance: 42,207
🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Birmingham City
3-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Bobby Thomson | 55' |
🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 October 1962
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 55' Goal, 1-0, Alan O'Neill, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🥅 | 59' Goal, 1-1, (Birmingham City, pen), Stan Lynn
⚽ | 60' Goal, 2-1, Harry Burrows, pen
🥅 | 61' Goal, 2-2, (Birmingham City), Leek
🚑 | 61' Player injured on field of play, Geoff Sidebottom, concussion
🚑 | 61' Play stopped for 4 minutes
🚑 | 65' Play restarts with Villa goalkeeper Geoff Sidebottom continuing
🥅 | 73' Goal, 2-3, (Birmingham City), Leek
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 3-2 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
🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 October 1962
Villa suffer a surprise defeat at St Andrews' despite taking the lead twice but Birmingham score the final goal after Villa goalkeeper remains on the field concussed following the home side's second equaliser.
Joe Mercer marks his 200th game in charge of Villa with a first defeat in seven as they lose to neighbours Birmingham to make it eight wins, two draws and five defeats in fifteen division one games so far in 1962-63.
🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
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
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #200 |
Saturday, 27 October 1962
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🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Les Tirebuck | 🏴 | Halifax, 1956-1963
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 197 | 🟩 | 96 🟨 40 🟥 61 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Les Tirebuck | 🏴 | Halifax, 1956-1963
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
🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Geoff Sidebottom, Vic Crowe and Alan Deakin replace Nigel Sims, John Neal and Mike Tindall.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.73 |
Oldest Player |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 30.76 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 18.68 |
🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | 🚑 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tommy Ewing | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Gil Merrick | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ |
D Terry Hennessey | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Smith | 🏴 |
LB Graham Sissons | 🏴 |
M Johnny Watts | 🏴 |
M Bertie Auld | 🏴 |
W Mike Hellawell | 🏴 |
F Ken Leek | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Robin Stubbs | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Harris | 🏴 |
🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
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
🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Birmingham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's