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
🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 October 1962
🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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: ❌
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
🟥 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: L. J. Tirebuck | 🏴 | Halifax, -1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 197 | 🟩 | 96 🟨 40 🟥 61 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: L. J. Tirebuck | 🏴 | Halifax, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟥 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
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 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