Game #2714
Aston Villa
9-3-6, 21 PTS
Saturday, 17 November 1962


Won
6th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Burnley
10-5-3, 25 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,154
🟩 17 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1

Burnley

Assist(s) | John Sleeuwenhoek | 7' | Charlie Aitken | 20' |
🟩 17 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 November 1962
⚽ | 7' Goal, 1-0, Harry Burrows, Assist by John Sleeuwenhoek
🥅 | 18' Goal, 1-1, (Burnley), John Connelly
⚽ | 20' Goal, 2-1, Derek Dougan, Assist by Charlie Aitken
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Burnley
🟨 | Booking, Derek Dougan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Burnley
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 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 November 1962
Villa's season is bubbling along nicely as they beat third placed Burnley to leave them 6th with a League Cup Quarter Final already booked.
Joe Mercer's Villa record a second successive win and make it nine wins, three draws and six defeats in eighteen division one games so far in 1962-63.
🟩 17 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, 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
Burnley


League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1959-60
🟩 17 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #204 |
Saturday, 17 November 1962
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🟩 17 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Peter Rhodes | 🏴 | York, 1958-1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 201 | 🟩 | 98 🟨 41 🟥 62 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 17 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Rhodes | 🏴 | York, 1958-1965
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Derek Dougan
CARDS

None
🆘 Made such strange decisions he was slow handclapped by the crowd
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 17 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jimmy MacEwan replaces Kenny Fencott.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.89 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 33.68 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 18.42 |
🟩 17 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, 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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Harry Potts | 🏴 |

Burnley
GK Adam Blacklaw | 🏴 |
RB John Angus | 🏴 |
CB John Talbut | 🏴 |
LB Alex Elder | 🇬🇧 |
M Jimmy Adamson | 🏴 |
M Brian Miller | 🏴 |
M Gordon Harris | 🏴 |
M Jimmy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
W John Connelly | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
CF Ray Pointer | 🏴 |
🟩 17 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 17 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, 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 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, 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 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

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

Burnley XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 17 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 17 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 17 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 17 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 17 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Villa Park

