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Game #2719

Aston Villa

10-6-6, 26 PTS

Saturday, 15 December 1962

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Drew

5th (-)

Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨

Division One

West Ham United

5-9-8, 19 PTS

Upton Park

Attendance: 21,532

🟨 15 Dec 1962, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park

West Ham United

1-1

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 65' |

🟨 15 Dec 1962, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 December 1962

💥 | 27' Missed Penalty, (West Ham United), Martin Peters
🥅 | 43' Goal, 0-1, (West Ham United), Martin Peters
🕒 | HT West Ham United 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 65' Goal, 1-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Harry Burrows
🕒 | FT West Ham United 1-1 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

🟨 15 Dec 1962, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 15 December 1962
  • Villa secure a second successive away draw to remain 5th in the table.

  • Joe Mercer's Villa make it eight unbeaten to end 1962 in superb form with just two defeats in their last sixteen games to make it ten wins, six draws and six defeats in twenty two division one games so far in 1962-63.

🟨 15 Dec 1962, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park

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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

West Ham United

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY
West Ham United
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Previous 5 vs. West Ham: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟨 15 Dec 1962, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #209 |
Saturday, 15 December 1962

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🟨 15 Dec 1962, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Tommy Dawes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Norfolk, 1959-1969
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964

🕒 206 | 🟩 | 100 🟨 44 🟥 62 | 1.67

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟨 15 Dec 1962, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Tommy Dawes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Norfolk, 1959-1969

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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CARDS
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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟨 15 Dec 1962, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.01 |

Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 33.76 |

Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 18.81 |

Referee

🟨 15 Dec 1962, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park

MANAGER

Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964

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Aston Villa

GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Cammie Fraser | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

MANAGER

Ron Greenwood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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West Ham United

GK Jim Standen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Joe Kirkup | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Bobby Moore | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Jack Burkett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Ken Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Ron Boyce | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Martin Peters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Tony Scott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Alan Sealey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Peter Brabrook | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Johnny Byrne | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Line Ups

🟨 15 Dec 1962, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟨 15 Dec 1962, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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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

Squad Bios

🟨 15 Dec 1962, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park

SQUAD STATS
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Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 11/11

SQUAD STATS
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West Ham XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 11/11

🟨 15 Dec 1962, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟨 15 Dec 1962, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park

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None

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟨 15 Dec 1962, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟨 15 Dec 1962, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟨 15 Dec 1962, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park

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