Game #2713
Aston Villa
Monday, 12 November 1962
Won
4th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Preston North End
Villa Park
Attendance: 18,815
🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park
Aston Villa
6-2
Preston North End
🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 12 November 1962
⚽ | 14' Goal, 1-0, Harry Burrows, pen
⚽ | 23' Goal, 2-0, Alan Baker
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Preston North End
⚽ | 52' Goal, 3-0, Alan O'Neill
⚽ | 59' Goal, 4-0, Alan Baker
⚽ | Goal, 5-0, Harry Burrows
⚽ | 74' Goal, 6-0, Alan O'Neill
🥅 | Goal, 6-1, (Preston North End), Dawson
🥅 | Goal, 6-2, (Preston North End), Dawson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 6-2 Preston North End
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
🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 12 November 1962
Villa recover from the Hillsborough thuggery to trounce Preston in the League Cup Fourth Round to reach the last 8.
Joe Mercer's Villa get back to winning ways for the first time in four as they beat second division Preston in the fourth round of the League Cup.
Meanwhile, full back Cammie Fraser made his Villa debut aged 21 after joining from Dunfermline Athletic in October 1962.
🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 FB Cammie Fraser | 🏴 | #495 | £24,500 signing from Dunfermline
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
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1937–38
FIXTURE HISTORY
Preston North End
Previous 5 vs. Preston: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
League 🕒 86 | 🟩 46 | 🟨 9 | 🟥 31 | ⚽ 162 | 🥅 128 |
FA Cup 🕒 7 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 8 | 🥅 10 |
League Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 12 | 🥅 6 |
For the 53rd time in 96 games one or other of the sides has scored 3 or more goals. ⚽ Villa 32 Preston 25. Both have done so on 4 occasions.
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #20 |
Manager Game | #203 |
Monday, 12 November 1962
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🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 6-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 200 | 🟩 | 97 🟨 41 🟥 62 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
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
🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Cammie Fraser (debut), Kenny Fencott and Derek Dougan replace Gordon Lee, Jimmy MacEwan and Bobby Thomson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 22.53 |
Oldest Player |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 30.80 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 18.40 |
🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
FB Cammie Fraser | 🏴 | 🟢 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
F Ken Fencott | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Milne | 🏴 |
Preston North End
GK Alan Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
RB John Donnelly | 🏴 |
RB George Ross | 🏴 |
CB Jim Smith | 🏴 |
M John O'Neill | 🇮🇪 |
M Dave Barber | 🏴 |
W Dave Wilson | 🏴 |
W Peter Thompson | 🏴 |
F Alan Spavin | 🏴 |
CF Alec Alston | 🏴 |
CF Alex Dawson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, 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
🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, 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 🇺
🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Preston XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park