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1961-62
Season Summary
Division | League | Pos | FA | FA Cup Progress | EFL | League Cup Progress | Europe | European Progress |
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Division One | 7th | Quarter Final | 3rd Round | n/a |
1961-62
League Table
Division One
Position | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Previous 5 | |
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1 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 93 | 67 | 26 | 56 | 23 | 33 | 38 | 30 | 45 | | |
2 | Burnley | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 101 | 67 | 34 | 53 | 4 | 🏆 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 88 | 69 | 19 | 52 | 🏆 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 2 | | |
4 | Everton | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 88 | 54 | 34 | 51 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | | |
5 | Sheffield United | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 69 | -8 | 47 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | | |
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 72 | 58 | 14 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 14 | | |
7 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 56 | 9 | 44 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 10 | | |
8 | West Ham United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 76 | 82 | -6 | 44 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 23 | 30 | | |
9 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 83 | 67 | 16 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | | |
10 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 72 | -1 | 43 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 5 | | |
11 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 66 | -4 | 42 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 9 | | |
12 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 78 | 81 | -3 | 41 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 18 | |
13 | Blackpool | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 70 | 75 | -5 | 41 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | | |
14 | Leicester City | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 72 | 71 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 23 | | |
15 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 72 | 75 | -3 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 🏆 | | |
16 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 58 | -8 | 39 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 26 | | |
17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 81 | -16 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 12 | | |
18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 73 | 86 | -13 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 🏆 | 🏆 | 6 | | |
19 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 79 | -16 | 36 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 24 | | |
20 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 66 | 74 | -8 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 18 | | |
21 | Cardiff City ⬇️ | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 81 | -31 | 32 | 15 | 24 | 31 | 37 | 21 | | |
22 | Chelsea ⬇️ | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 63 | 94 | -31 | 28 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 13 | |
1961-62
Fixture List
Game # | Matchday Summary | Competition Summary | W | D | L | Position | Opposition Subs | Opposition Manager | Opposition Unused | Opposition Team Cost | Team Cost | Opposition Matchday Squad | Matchday Squad | Opposition Unavailable | Result Image | European Season | Scorer(s) Front | Previous Game | Next Game | Previous vs | Next vs | Villa Context | Opposition Context | Match Manager | Crest | Competition Image | Competition Category | Manager Match | Manager Performance | Heading For | Media Credit | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 | Player 9 | Player 10 | Player 11 | Kit | Sub 1 | Sub 2 | Sub 3 | Sub 4 | Sub 5 | Unused 1 | Unused 2 | Unused 3 | Unused 4 | Unused 5 | Unused 6 | Unused 7 | Unused 8 | Unused 9 | Unused 10 | Unused 11 | Ref Standalone | Last Window | Opposition Last Window | Injured | p1 Start | p1 App | p1 L | p1 GC | s1 App | s1 Sub | s1 D | s1 GC | s1 L | p1 W | p1 cs | s1 W | s1 CS | s2 App | s2 Sub | s2 W | s2 D | s2 L | s2 GC | s2 CS | p1 D | p1 Gls | p1 Ast | p2 App | p2 Start | p2 Gl | p2 Ast | p2 W | p2 D | p2 L | s1 Gl | s1 Ast | s2 Gl | s2 Ast | s4 Sub | s4 App | s4 Gl | s4 Ast | s4 W | s4 D | s4 L | s4 GC | s4 CS | s2 Bk | s1 Bk | Sub Sub | p5 St | p5 Gl | p5 Ast | p5 W | p5 D | p5 L | p5 GC | p5 CS | p5 Bk | p5 So | s3 Sub | s3 App | s3 Gl | s3 Ast | s3 W | s3 D | s3 L | s3 GC | s3 CS | s3 Bk | s3 So | p2 Bk | p2 So | s5 Sub | s5 App | s5 Gl | s5 Ast | s5 W | s5 D | s5 L | s5 GC | s5 CS | s5 Bk | s5 So | p2 GC | p2 CS | p1 Bk | p1 So | s1 So | s2 So | s4 Bk | s4 So | p3 App | p3 Start | p3 Gl | p3 Ast | p3 D | p3 W | p3 L | p3 CS | p3 GC | p3 Bk | p3 So | p4 App | p4 St | p4 Gl | p4 Ast | p4 W | p4 D | p4 L | p4 GC | p4 CS | p4 Bk | p4 So | p6 App | p6 St | p6 Gl | p6 Ast | p6 W | p6 D | p6 L | p6 GC | p6 CS | p6 Bk | p6 So | p7 App | p7 St | p7 Gl | p7 Ast | p7 W | p7 D | p7 L | p7 GC | p7 CS | p7 Bk | p7 So | p8 App | p8 St | p8 Gl | p8 Ast | p8 W | p8 D | p8 L | p8 GC | p8 CS | p8 Bk | p8 So | p11 App | p11 St | p11 Gl | p11 Ast | p11 W | p11 D | p11 L | p11 GC | p11 CS | p11 Bk | p11 So | p10 App | p10 St | p10 Gl | p10 Ast | p10 W | p10 D | p10 L | p10 GC | p10 CS | p10 Bk | p10 So | p9 App | p9 St | p9 Gl | p9 Ast | p9 W | p9 D | p9 L | p9 GC | p9 CS | p9 Bk | p9 So |
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2643 | 🟥 19 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Everton, Goodison Park | Division One | 🟥 | 21st | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Harry Catterick | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Everton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟩 2 May 1961, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Old Trafford | 🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor | 🟩 22 Mar 1961, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison Park | 🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park | 0-0-1, 0 PTS | 1-0-0, 2 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 130 | 🕒 130 | 🟩 | 62 🟨 30 🟥 38 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | FB John Neal | 🏴 | | CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | N. Hough | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2644 | 🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor | League Cup | 🟥 | Final | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Tom Johnston | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Rotherham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟥 19 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Everton, Goodison Park | 🟩 26 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park | 🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park | 🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park | Joe Mercer | League Cup | 131 | 🕒 131 | 🟩 | 62 🟨 30 🟥 39 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Ken Collinge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2645 | 🟩 26 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park | Division One | 🟩 | 10th (+11) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Ted Drake | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Chelsea XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor | 🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux | 🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge | 🟥 23 Dec 1961, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge | 1-0-1, 2 PTS | 0-1-2, 1 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 132 | 🕒 132 | 🟩 | 63 🟨 30 🟥 39 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB John Neal | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | John Bullough | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2646 | 🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux | Division One | 🟨 | 10th (-) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Stan Cullis | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Wolves XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟩 26 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park | 🟩 2 Sep 1961, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane | 🟥 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux | 🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park | 1-1-1, 3 PTS | 1-1-1, 3 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 133 | 🕒 133 | 🟩 | 63 🟨 31 🟥 39 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB John Neal | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | John Mitchell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2647 | 🟩 2 Sep 1961, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane | Division One | 🟩 | 8th (+2) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | John Harris | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Sheffield United XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux | 🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park | 🟥 27 Feb 1960, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Villa Park | 🟨 13 Jan 1962, Villa 0-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park | 2-1-1, 5 PTS | 2-1-2, 5 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 134 | 🕒 134 | 🟩 | 64 🟨 31 🟥 39 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB John Neal | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Ken Aston | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2648 | 🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park | League Cup | 🟩 | Final | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Tom Johnston | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Rotherham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 2 Sep 1961, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane | 🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, Villa Park | 🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor | 🟩 26 August 1967, Villa 3-1 Rotherham, Villa Park. | Joe Mercer | League Cup | 135 | 🕒 135 | 🟩 | 65 🟨 31 🟥 39 | 1.67 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB John Neal | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | C W Kingston | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2649 | 🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, Villa Park | Division One | 🟥 | 17th (-9) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Ron Greenwood | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | West Ham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟩 5 Sep 1961, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park | 🟩 13 Sep 1961, Villa 4-3 Bradford, Valley Parade | 🟩 29 Aug 1960, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Villa Park | 🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park | 2-1-2, 5 PTS | 3-2-2, 8 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 136 | 🕒 136 | 🟩 | 65 🟨 31 🟥 40 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB John Neal | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Geoff Hartley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2650 | 🟩 13 Sep 1961, Villa 4-3 Bradford, Valley Parade | League Cup | 🟩 | 1st Round | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Bob Brocklebank (ex) | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Bradford XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, Villa Park | 🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park | 🟨 11 Nov 1936, Villa 2-2 Bradford, Valley Parade | 🟩 23 Nov 1964, Villa 7-1 Bradford, Villa Park | Joe Mercer | League Cup | 137 | 🕒 137 | 🟩 | 66 🟨 31 🟥 40 | 1.67 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | | CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2651 | 🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park | Division One | 🟥 | 20th (-3) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Jack Marshall | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Blackburn XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟩 13 Sep 1961, Villa 4-3 Bradford, Valley Parade | 🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park | 🟨 21 Jan 1961, Villa 2-2 Blackburn, Villa Park | 🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park | 2-1-3, 5 PTS | 3-2-3, 8 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 138 | 🕒 138 | 🟩 | 66 🟨 31 🟥 41 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | | CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Tommy Langdale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2652 | 🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park | Division One | 🟨 | 18th (+2) | No Substitutions permitted in period | Matt Busby | 🏴 | | No Substitutions permitted in period | United XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park | 🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park | 🟨 4 Feb 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford | 🟥 15 Jan 1962, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford | 2-2-3, 6 PTS | 5-2-1, 12 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 139 | 🕒 139 | 🟩 | 66 🟨 32 🟥 41 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB John Neal | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Ken Tuck | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2653 | 🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park | Division One | 🟩 | 14th (+4) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Ron Suart | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Blackpool XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Reported | 🟩 | 🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park | 🟥 30 Sep 1961, Villa 0-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane | 🟨 31 Dec 1960, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Villa Park | 🟩 10 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road | 3-2-3, 8 PTS | 2-3-5, 7 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 140 | 🕒 140 | 🟩 | 67 🟨 32 🟥 41 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB John Neal | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Gilbert Pullin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2654 | 🟥 30 Sep 1961, Villa 0-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane | Division One | 🟥 | 18th (-4) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Bill Nicholson | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Spurs XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park | 🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park | 🟥 18 February 1961, Villa 0-2 Spurs, Villa Park. | 🟨 21 Feb 1962, Villa 0-0 Spurs, Villa Park | 3-2-4, 8 PTS | 5-2-3, 12 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 141 | 🕒 141 | 🟩 | 67 🟨 32 🟥 42 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB John Neal | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | John Osbourne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2655 | 🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park | Division One | 🟩 | 10th (+8) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Stan Cullis | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Wolves XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 30 Sep 1961, Villa 0-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane | 🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage | 🟨 28 Aug 1961, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux | 🟥 15 Apr 1963, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux | 4-2-4, 10 PTS | 3-3-5, 8 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 142 | 🕒 142 | 🟩 | 68 🟨 32 🟥 42 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB John Neal | 🏴 | | CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | R. E. Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2656 | 🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage | Division One | 🟥 | 14th (-4) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Bedford Jezzard | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Fulham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park | 🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park | 🟨 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage | 🟩 24 Feb 1962, Villa 2-0 Fulham, Villa Park | 4-2-5, 10 PTS | 5-3-4, 13 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 143 | 🕒 143 | 🟩 | 68 🟨 32 🟥 43 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB John Neal | 🏴 | | CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Arthur Holland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2657 | 🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park | League Cup | 🟩 | 2nd Round | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Ron Greenwood | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | West Ham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage | 🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park | 🟥 9 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 West Ham, Villa Park | 🟥 20 Jan 1962, Villa 0-2 West Ham, Upton Park | Joe Mercer | League Cup | 144 | 🕒 144 | 🟩 | 69 🟨 32 🟥 43 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB John Neal | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | | W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2658 | 🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park | Division One | 🟩 | 12th (+2) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Vic Buckingham | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Wednesday XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park | 🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, The Hawthorns | 🟩 29 Apr 1961, Villa 4-1 Wednesday, Villa Park | 🟥 3 Mar 1962, Villa 0-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough | 5-2-5, 12 PTS | 5-2-5, 12 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 145 | 🕒 145 | 🟩 | 70 🟨 32 🟥 43 | 1.67 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB John Neal | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2659 | 🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, The Hawthorns | Division One | 🟨 | 11th (+1) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Archibald Macaulay | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Albion XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park | 🟥 28 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, Villa Park | 🟥 28 Mar 1961, Villa 0-1 Albion, Villa Park | 🟩 14 Mar 1962, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park | 5-3-5, 13 PTS | 3-5-6, 11 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 146 | 🕒 146 | 🟩 | 70 🟨 33 🟥 43 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB John Neal | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | Keith Walker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2660 | 🟥 28 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, Villa Park | Division One | 🟥 | 15th (-4) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Gil Merrick | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Birmingham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, The Hawthorns | 🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor | 🟨 11 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's | 🟩 17 Mar 1962, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's | 5-3-6, 13 PTS | 5-3-7, 13 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 147 | 🕒 147 | 🟩 | 70 🟨 33 🟥 44 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB John Neal | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | N. Hough | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2661 | 🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor | Division One | 🟥 | 19th (-4) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Harry Potts | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Burnley XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟥 28 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, Villa Park | 🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park | 🟩 2 May 1961, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Old Trafford | 🟥 24 Mar 1962, Villa 0-2 Burnley, Villa Park | 5-3-7, 13 PTS | 11-1-3, 23 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 148 | 🕒 148 | 🟩 | 70 🟨 33 🟥 45 | 1.64 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | L. J. Tirebuck | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2662 | 🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park | Division One | 🟩 | 16th (+3) | No Substitutions permitted in period | George Swindin | 🏴 | | No Substitutions permitted in period | Arsenal XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor | 🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park | 🟨 4 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park | 🟩 31 March 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury. | 6-3-7, 15 PTS | 4-6-6, 14 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 149 | 🕒 149 | 🟩 | 71 🟨 33 🟥 45 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | J. Cooke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2663 | 🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park | Division One | 🟨 | 16th (-) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Bill Ridding | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Bolton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park | 🟥 21 Nov 1961, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Villa Park | 🟩 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park | 🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park | 6-4-7, 16 PTS | 7-3-8, 17 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 150 | 🕒 150 | 🟩 | 71 🟨 34 🟥 45 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | T. Reynolds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2664 | 🟥 21 Nov 1961, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Villa Park | League Cup | 🟥 | 3rd Round | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Alf Ramsey | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Ipswich XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park | 🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park | 🟥 23 Jan 1960, Villa 1-2 Ipswich, Portman Road | 🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park | Joe Mercer | League Cup | 151 | 🕒 151 | 🟩 | 71 🟨 34 🟥 46 | 1.64 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Ray Tinkler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2665 | 🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park | Division One | 🟩 | 11th (+5) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Les McDowall | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Manchester City XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 21 Nov 1961, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Villa Park | 🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street | 🟥 22 Apr 1961, Villa 1-4 Manchester City, Maine Road | 🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road | 7-4-7, 18 PTS | 7-2-10, 16 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 152 | 🕒 152 | 🟩 | 72 🟨 34 🟥 46 | 1.64 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Harold Hackney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2666 | 🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street | Division One | 🟩 | 8th (+3) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Matt Gillies | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Leicester XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park | 🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park | 🟥 19 Apr 1961, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street | 🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park | 8-4-7, 20 PTS | 9-2-9, 20 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 153 | 🕒 153 | 🟩 | 73 🟨 34 🟥 46 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Leo Callaghan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2667 | 🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park | Division One | 🟩 | 7th (+1) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Alf Ramsey | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Ipswich XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street | 🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park | 🟥 21 Nov 1961, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Villa Park | 🟥 28 April 1962, Villa 0-2 Ipswich, Portman Road. | 9-4-7, 22 PTS | 11-3-7, 25 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 154 | 🕒 154 | 🟩 | 74 🟨 34 🟥 46 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Frank Cowen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2668 | 🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park | Division One | 🟨 | 7th (-) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Harry Catterick | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Everton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park | 🟥 23 Dec 1961, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge | 🟥 19 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Everton, Goodison Park | 🟨 13 Oct 1962, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison Park | 9-5-7, 23 PTS | 11-4-7, 26 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 155 | 🕒 155 | 🟩 | 74 🟨 35 🟥 46 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | S. Yates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2669 | 🟥 23 Dec 1961, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge | Division One | 🟥 | 8th (-1) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Chelsea XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park | 🟥 26 Dec 1961, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park | 🟩 26 Aug 1961, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park | 🟩 14 Sep 1963, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park | 9-5-8, 23 PTS | 6-5-12, 17 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 156 | 🕒 156 | 🟩 | 74 🟨 35 🟥 47 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Gilbert Pullin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2670 | 🟥 26 Dec 1961, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park | Division One | 🟥 | 9th (-1) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Bill Jones | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Cardiff XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟥 23 Dec 1961, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge | 🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park | 🟩 12 Sep 1960, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Villa Park | 🟨 1 May 1962, Villa 2-2 Cardiff, Villa Park | 9-5-9, 23 PTS | 7-8-9, 22 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 157 | 🕒 157 | 🟩 | 74 🟨 35 🟥 48 | 1.64 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Ken Collinge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2671 | 🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park | FA Cup | 🟩 | 3rd Round | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Arthur Rowe | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Palace XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 26 Dec 1961, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park | 🟨 13 Jan 1962, Villa 0-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park | 🟩 22 Feb 1913, Villa 5-0 Palace, Villa Park | 🟥 23 September 1967, Villa 0-1 Palace, Villa Park. | Joe Mercer | FA Cup | 158 | 🕒 158 | 🟩 | 75 🟨 35 🟥 48 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Leo Callaghan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2672 | 🟨 13 Jan 1962, Villa 0-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park | Division One | 🟨 | 10th (-1) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | John Harris | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Sheffield United XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟩 6 Jan 1962, Villa 4-3 Palace, Villa Park | 🟥 15 Jan 1962, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford | 🟩 2 Sep 1961, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane | 🟥 15 Sep 1962, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park | 9-6-9, 24 PTS | 11-4-9, 26 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 159 | 🕒 159 | 🟩 | 75 🟨 36 🟥 48 | 1.64 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Aubrey Moore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2673 | 🟥 15 Jan 1962, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford | Division One | 🟥 | 10th (-) | No Substitutions permitted in period | Matt Busby | 🏴 | | No Substitutions permitted in period | United XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟨 13 Jan 1962, Villa 0-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park | 🟥 20 Jan 1962, Villa 0-2 West Ham, Upton Park | 🟨 18 Sep 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park | 🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford | 9-6-10, 24 PTS | 9-4-11, 22 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 160 | 🕒 160 | 🟩 | 75 🟨 36 🟥 49 | 1.63 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2674 | 🟥 20 Jan 1962, Villa 0-2 West Ham, Upton Park | Division One | 🟥 | 12th (-2) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Ron Greenwood | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | West Ham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟥 15 Jan 1962, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford | 🟩 27 Jan 1962, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park | 🟩 9 Oct 1961, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Upton Park | 🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park | 9-6-11, 24 PTS | 13-5-8, 31 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 161 | 🕒 161 | 🟩 | 75 🟨 36 🟥 50 | 1.62 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Peter Rhodes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2675 | 🟩 27 Jan 1962, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park | FA Cup | 🟩 | 4th Round | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Eddie Boot | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Huddersfield XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 20 Jan 1962, Villa 0-2 West Ham, Upton Park | 🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park | 🟩 12 Oct 1960, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park | 🟨 2 December 1967, Villa 0-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park. | Joe Mercer | FA Cup | 162 | 🕒 162 | 🟩 | 76 🟨 36 🟥 50 | 1.63 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Jack Kelly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2676 | 🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park | Division One | 🟩 | 10th (+2) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Jack Marshall | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Blackburn XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 27 Jan 1962, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park | 🟩 10 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road | 🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park | 🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park | 10-6-11, 26 PTS | 9-7-9, 25 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 163 | 🕒 163 | 🟩 | 77 🟨 36 🟥 50 | 1.64 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Arthur Sparling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2677 | 🟩 10 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road | Division One | 🟩 | 9th (+1) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Ron Suart | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Blackpool XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Not Reported | 🟩 | 🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park | 🟩 17 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park | 🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park | 🟨 1 Sep 1962, Villa 1-1 Blackpool, Villa Park | 11-6-11, 28 PTS | 11-7-10, 29 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 164 | 🕒 164 | 🟩 | 78 🟨 36 🟥 50 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | H. Webb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2678 | 🟩 17 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park | FA Cup | 🟩 | 5th Round | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Frank Hill | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Charlton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 10 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road | 🟨 21 Feb 1962, Villa 0-0 Spurs, Villa Park | 🟥 2 Apr 1960, Villa 0-2 Charlton, The Valley | 🟥 16 September 1967, Villa 0-3 Charlton, The Valley. | Joe Mercer | FA Cup | 165 | 🕒 165 | 🟩 | 79 🟨 36 🟥 50 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Leo Callaghan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2679 | 🟨 21 Feb 1962, Villa 0-0 Spurs, Villa Park | Division One | 🟨 | 9th (-) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Bill Nicholson | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Spurs XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟩 17 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park | 🟩 24 Feb 1962, Villa 2-0 Fulham, Villa Park | 🟥 30 Sep 1961, Villa 0-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane | 🟥 10 Mar 1962, Villa 0-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane | 11-7-11, 29 PTS | 15-6-8, 36 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 166 | 🕒 166 | 🟩 | 79 🟨 37 🟥 50 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2680 | 🟩 24 Feb 1962, Villa 2-0 Fulham, Villa Park | Division One | 🟩 | 7th (+2) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Bedford Jezzard | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Fulham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟨 21 Feb 1962, Villa 0-0 Spurs, Villa Park | 🟥 3 Mar 1962, Villa 0-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough | 🟥 7 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage | 🟥 3 Nov 1962, Villa 1-2 Fulham, Villa Park | 12-7-11, 31 PTS | 7-5-18, 19 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 167 | 🕒 167 | 🟩 | 80 🟨 37 🟥 50 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | George McCabe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2681 | 🟥 3 Mar 1962, Villa 0-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough | Division One | 🟥 | 9th (-2) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Vic Buckingham | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Wednesday XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟩 24 Feb 1962, Villa 2-0 Fulham, Villa Park | 🟥 10 Mar 1962, Villa 0-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane | 🟩 16 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park | 🟨 10 Nov 1962, Villa 0-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough | 12-7-12, 31 PTS | 15-5-10, 35 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 168 | 🕒 168 | 🟩 | 80 🟨 37 🟥 51 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Geoff Hartley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2682 | 🟥 10 Mar 1962, Villa 0-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane | FA Cup | 🟥 | Quarter Final | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Bill Nicholson | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Spurs XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟥 3 Mar 1962, Villa 0-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough | 🟩 14 Mar 1962, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park | 🟨 21 Feb 1962, Villa 0-0 Spurs, Villa Park | 🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park | Joe Mercer | FA Cup | 169 | 🕒 169 | 🟩 | 80 🟨 37 🟥 52 | 1.64 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Jim Finney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2683 | 🟩 14 Mar 1962, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park | Division One | 🟩 | 9th (-) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Archibald Macaulay | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Albion XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 10 Mar 1962, Villa 0-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane | 🟩 17 Mar 1962, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's | 🟨 21 Oct 1961, Villa 1-1 Albion, The Hawthorns | 🟩 6 Oct 1962, Villa 2-0 Albion, Villa Park | 13-7-12, 33 PTS | 9-10-13, 28 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 170 | 🕒 170 | 🟩 | 81 🟨 37 🟥 52 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2684 | 🟩 17 Mar 1962, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's | Division One | 🟩 | 7th (+2) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Gil Merrick | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Birmingham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 14 Mar 1962, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park | 🟥 24 Mar 1962, Villa 0-2 Burnley, Villa Park | 🟥 28 Oct 1961, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, Villa Park | 🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's | 14-7-12, 35 PTS | 11-8-14, 30 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 171 | 🕒 171 | 🟩 | 82 🟨 37 🟥 52 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | FB John Neal | 🏴 | | CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | | FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Arthur Luty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2685 | 🟥 24 Mar 1962, Villa 0-2 Burnley, Villa Park | Division One | 🟥 | 8th (-1) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Harry Potts | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Burnley XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟩 17 Mar 1962, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's | 🟩 31 March 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury. | 🟥 4 Nov 1961, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor | 🟩 17 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Villa Park | 14-7-13, 35 PTS | 20-6-6, 46 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 172 | 🕒 172 | 🟩 | 82 🟨 37 🟥 53 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | H. Webb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2686 | 🟩 31 March 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury. | Division One | 🟩 | 7th (+1) | No Substitutions permitted in period | George Swindin | 🏴 | | No Substitutions permitted in period | Arsenal XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 24 Mar 1962, Villa 0-2 Burnley, Villa Park | 🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park | 🟩 11 Nov 1961, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park | 🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury | 15-7-13, 37 PTS | 12-9-12, 33 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 173 | 🕒 173 | 🟩 | 83 🟨 37 🟥 53 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | FB John Neal | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Fred Duxbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2687 | 🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park | Division One | 🟩 | 6th (+1) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Bill Ridding | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Bolton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 31 March 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury. | 🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road | 🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park | 🟩 1 Dec 1962, Villa 5-0 Bolton, Villa Park | 16-7-13, 39 PTS | 12-8-16, 32 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 174 | 🕒 174 | 🟩 | 84 🟨 37 🟥 53 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Ken Aston | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2688 | 🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road | Division One | 🟥 | 6th (-) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Les McDowall | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Manchester City XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park | 🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park | 🟩 25 Nov 1961, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park | 🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road | 16-7-14, 39 PTS | 15-7-16, 37 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 175 | 🕒 175 | 🟩 | 84 🟨 37 🟥 54 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Ray Tinkler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2689 | 🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park | Division One | 🟩 | 7th (-1) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Matt Gillies | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Leicester XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road | 🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, Villa Park | 🟩 2 Dec 1961, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street | 🟨 8 Dec 1962, Villa 3-3 Leicester, Filbert Street | 17-7-14, 41 PTS | 16-5-17, 37 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 176 | 🕒 176 | 🟩 | 85 🟨 37 🟥 54 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Ken Tuck | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2690 | 🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, Villa Park | Division One | 🟩 | 6th (+1) | No Substitutions permitted in period | Andy Beattie | 🏴 | | No Substitutions permitted in period | Forest XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park | 🟥 24 Apr 1962, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground | 🟥 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park | 🟥 24 Apr 1962, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground | 18-7-14, 43 PTS | 12-10-18, 34 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 177 | 🕒 177 | 🟩 | 86 🟨 37 🟥 54 | 1.67 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | F. V. Stringer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2691 | 🟥 24 Apr 1962, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground | Division One | 🟥 | 6th (-) | No Substitutions permitted in period | Andy Beattie | 🏴 | | No Substitutions permitted in period | Forest XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, Villa Park | 🟥 28 April 1962, Villa 0-2 Ipswich, Portman Road. | 🟩 23 Apr 1962, Villa 5-1 Forest, Villa Park | 🟥 22 Sep 1962, Villa 1-3 Forest, City Ground | 18-7-15, 43 PTS | 13-10-18, 34 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 178 | 🕒 178 | 🟩 | 86 🟨 37 🟥 55 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Kevin Howley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2692 | 🟥 28 April 1962, Villa 0-2 Ipswich, Portman Road | Division One | 🟥 | 8th (-2) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Alf Ramsey | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Ipswich XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟥 24 Apr 1962, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground | 🟨 1 May 1962, Villa 2-2 Cardiff, Villa Park | 🟩 9 Dec 1961, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Villa Park | 🟩 29 Sep 1962, Villa 4-2 Ipswich, Villa Park | 18-7-16, 43 PTS | 24-8-10, 56 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 179 | 🕒 179 | 🟩 | 86 🟨 37 🟥 56 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Ernest Crawford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2693 | 🟨 1 May 1962, Villa 2-2 Cardiff, Villa Park | Division One | 🟨 | 7th (+1) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Bill Jones | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Cardiff XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟥 28 April 1962, Villa 0-2 Ipswich, Portman Road. | 🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park | 🟥 26 Dec 1961, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park | 🟥 26 December 1967, Villa 0-3 Cardiff, Ninian Park. | 18-8-16, 44 PTS | 9-14-19, 32 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 180 | 🕒 180 | 🟩 | 86 🟨 38 🟥 56 | 1.64 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Unknown |
1961-62
Appearances
Player | All | Lg | FA | LC | EU |
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M Vic Crowe | 50 | 42 | 4 | 4 | |
M Alan Deakin | 48 | 40 | 4 | 4 | |
W Harry Burrows | 42 | 34 | 4 | 4 | |
LB Charlie Aitken | 42 | 35 | 4 | 3 | |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 41 | 35 | 4 | 2 | |
RB Gordon Lee | 39 | 32 | 4 | 3 | |
GK Nigel Sims | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | |
F Bobby Thomson | 32 | 28 | 1 | 3 |
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Player | All | Lg | FA | LC | EU |
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M Vic Crowe | 50 | ||||
M Alan Deakin | 48 | ||||
W Harry Burrows | 42 | ||||
LB Charlie Aitken | 42 | ||||
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 41 | ||||
RB Gordon Lee | 39 | ||||
GK Nigel Sims | 34 | 28 | |||
F Bobby Thomson | 32 |
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