Game #2715
Aston Villa
9-4-6, 22 PTS
Saturday, 24 November 1962


Drew
7th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division One
Manchester United
6-4-9, 16 PTS
Old Trafford
Attendance: 36,852
🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford
Manchester United
2-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 52' |
🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 November 1962
⚽ | 5' Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Noel Cantwell
🥅 | 23' Goal, 1-1, (Manchester United, pen), Albert Quixall
🚑 | 36' Player retires from field of play with injury, (Manchester United), Denis Law
🕒 | HT Manchester United 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 52' Goal, 2-1, Derek Dougan, Assist by Harry Burrows
🥅 | 55' Goal, 2-2, (Manchester United), Albert Quixall
🟨 | Booking, Charlie Aitken
🕒 | FT Manchester United 2-2 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
🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 November 1962
Villa are held by ten-man Manchester United at Old Trafford and fall back to 7th in the table.
Joe Mercer's Villa are held to a draw at Old Trafford to make it three unbeaten and nine wins, four draws and six defeats in nineteen division one games so far in 1962-63.
Meanwhile, forward Alan O’Neill made his final appearance for Villa aged 25 before moving on to Plymouth Argyle later this month. O’Neill played for Villa between 1960-61 and 1962-63 making 34 appearances and scoring 11 goals.
🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 | 1960-62 🕒 34 | ✅ 34 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 11 | 🔥 6 | 🇺 - | #480 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Manchester United


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1956-57
🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #205 |
Saturday, 24 November 1962
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🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Harold Hackney | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1961-1975
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 202 | 🟩 | 98 🟨 42 🟥 62 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harold Hackney | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1961-1975
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Charlie Aitken
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.91 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 33.70 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 18.44 |
🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford
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
Matt Busby | 🏴 |

Manchester United
GK Harry Gregg | 🇬🇧 |
LB Shay Brennan | 🇮🇪 |
LB Noel Cantwell | 🇮🇪 |
CB Bill Foulkes | 🏴 |
M Johnny Giles | 🇮🇪 |
M Norbert Stiles | 🏴 |
M Maurice Setters | 🏴 |
M Bobby Charlton | 🏴 |
F Albert Quixall | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF David Herd | 🏴 |
CF Denis Law | 🏴 | ❌ |
🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period

🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford
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

🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford
SQUAD STATS

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

United XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

