ASTON VILLA 5 - 1 FOREST - Mon Apr 23, 1962 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Mon Apr 23, 1962 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Aston Villa
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Villa Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-5 (Lost)
- Season:
- 1961-62
- Referee:
- F Stringer
- Attendance:
- 24,147
- Pos Before/After:
- 19
19
- Opp Before/After:
- 7
6
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Aston Villa (League Tier 1)
- Aston Villa:
- Apr 24, 1962
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2321 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 945 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 2557 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 3744 (of 7451)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

ASTON VILLA
Manager: Joe Mercer
Prior form: WLWWLW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Harry Burrows
Harry Burrows (Pen)
Tommy Ewing
Bobby Thomson
? (OG)
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() | |
2 | D | ![]() | |
3 | D | ![]() | |
4 | M | ![]() | |
5 | D | ![]() | |
6 | F | ![]() | |
7 | M | ![]() | |
8 | F | ![]() | |
9 | F | ![]() ![]() | |
10 | F | ![]() | |
11 | F | ![]() |
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | GK | Nigel Sims |
2 | D | Charlie Aitken |
3 | D | John Sleeuwenhoek |
4 | D | Gordon Lee |
5 | D | Vic Crowe |
6 | M | Alan Deakin |
7 | M | Harry Burrows ![]() ![]() |
8 | M | Tommy Ewing ![]() |
9 | M | Derek Dougan |
10 | F | Alan Baker |
11 | F | Bobby Thomson ![]() |
Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|
Arsenal | 0-3 | Ipswich Town |
Aston Villa | 5-1 | Nottingham Forest |
Blackburn Rovers | 0-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
Blackpool | 1-1 | Burnley |
Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Leicester City |
Cardiff City | 3-0 | West Ham United |
Fulham | 1-2 | West Bromwich Albion |
Manchester United | 0-1 | Sheffield United |
Sheffield Wednesday | 1-0 | Manchester City |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-1 | Chelsea |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
-- CALL --
Table Type: daily_before
Game_Date: 1962-04-23 19:45:00.000
Season: 1961-62
Division: 1
-- AFTER --
Table Type: daily_before
Game_Date: 1962-04-23 19:45:00.000
Season: 1961-62
Division: 1
Forest Division: 1
Season End:
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Table before:
FIRST DIVISION | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Current Form | ||
1 | Ipswich Town | 40 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 88 | 67 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 39 | 1.31343 | 52 | WWLWDD | ||
2 | Burnley | 39 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 99 | 61 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 36 | 1.62295 | 51 | DDLLWL | ||
3 | Everton | 39 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 49 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 1.57143 | 46 | DDDWWD | ||
4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 39 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 81 | 65 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 1.24615 | 46 | WWDDWL | ||
5 | Sheffield United | 39 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 64 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 44 | .90625 | 45 | DWDDLW | ||
6 | West Ham United | 39 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 72 | 76 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 41 | .94737 | 42 | LWDLWD | ||
7 | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 58 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 1.18367 | 41 | WLWWLW | ||
8 | Arsenal | 39 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 67 | 66 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 1.01515 | 41 | WLWWDD | ||
9 | Blackpool | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 68 | 67 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 38 | 1.01493 | 40 | DLWLLW | ||
10 | Manchester City | 40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 75 | 79 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 42 | .94937 | 39 | DDLWWL | ||
11 | Blackburn Rovers | 39 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 52 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 33 | .94231 | 39 | DWLWLL | ||
12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 62 | 56 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 1.10714 | 38 | DWLWLL | ||
13 | West Bromwich Albion | 39 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 72 | 65 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 43 | 1.10769 | 37 | DWLDWW | ||
14 | Leicester City | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 67 | 65 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 43 | 1.03077 | 37 | DLWWWL | ||
15 | Manchester United | 39 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 70 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 40 | .98571 | 37 | LWLWLD | ||
16 | Bolton Wanderers | 39 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 65 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 43 | .90769 | 37 | WDLDWW | ||
17 | Birmingham City | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 78 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 46 | .80769 | 37 | WDWWLL | ||
18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 70 | 82 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 49 | .85366 | 35 | LLDLWL | ||
19 | Nottingham Forest | 39 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 72 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 49 | .81944 | 34 | WDDLLW | ||
20 | Fulham | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 61 | 66 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 34 | .92424 | 31 | WLWWDW | ||
21 | Cardiff City | 39 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 42 | 71 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 38 | .59155 | 29 | LLLLLW | ||
22 | Chelsea | 40 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 61 | 92 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 63 | .66304 | 26 | LDLLLD |
-- CALL --
Table Type: daily_after
Game_Date: 1962-04-23 19:45:00.000
Season: 1961-62
Division: 1
-- AFTER --
Table Type: daily_after
Game_Date: 1962-04-23 19:45:00.000
Season: 1961-62
Division: 1
Forest Division: 1
Season End:
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Table after:
FIRST DIVISION | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Current Form | Result(s) | |
1 | Ipswich Town | 41 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 91 | 67 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 39 | 1.35821 | 54 | WLWDDW | 3-0 | |
2 | Burnley | 40 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 100 | 62 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 37 | 1.61290 | 52 | DLLWLD | 1-1 | |
![]() | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 82 | 65 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 1.26154 | 48 | WDDWLW | 1-0 |
![]() | 4 | Sheffield United | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 64 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 44 | .92188 | 47 | WDDLWW | 1-0 |
![]() | 5 | Everton | 39 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 49 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 1.57143 | 46 | DDDWWD | |
![]() | 6 | Aston Villa | 39 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 63 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 1.26000 | 43 | LWWLWW | 5-1 |
![]() | 7 | West Ham United | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 72 | 79 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 44 | .91139 | 42 | WDLWDL | 0-3 |
![]() | 8 | Blackpool | 41 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 69 | 68 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 38 | 1.01471 | 41 | LWLLWD | 1-1 |
![]() | 9 | Arsenal | 40 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 67 | 69 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 41 | .97101 | 41 | LWWDDL | 0-3 |
![]() | 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 39 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 63 | 56 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 1.12500 | 40 | WLWLLW | 1-0 |
![]() | 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 74 | 66 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 44 | 1.12121 | 39 | WLDWWW | 2-1 |
![]() | 12 | Manchester City | 41 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 75 | 80 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 43 | .93750 | 39 | DLWWLL | 0-1 |
![]() | 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 53 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 33 | .92453 | 39 | WLWLLL | 0-1 |
![]() | 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 65 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 43 | .92308 | 39 | DLDWWW | 1-0 |
![]() | 15 | Leicester City | 39 | 16 | 5 | 18 | 67 | 66 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 44 | 1.01515 | 37 | LWWWLL | 0-1 |
![]() | 16 | Manchester United | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 69 | 71 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 40 | .97183 | 37 | WLWLDL | 0-1 |
17 | Birmingham City | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 78 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 46 | .80769 | 37 | WDWWLL | ||
18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 41 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 71 | 83 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 49 | .85542 | 36 | LDLWLD | 1-1 | |
19 | Nottingham Forest | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 60 | 77 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 54 | .77922 | 34 | DDLLWL | 1-5 | |
20 | Fulham | 39 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 62 | 68 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 34 | .91176 | 31 | LWWDWL | 1-2 | |
21 | Cardiff City | 40 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 71 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 38 | .63380 | 31 | LLLLWW | 3-0 | |
22 | Chelsea | 41 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 62 | 93 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 64 | .66667 | 27 | DLLLDD | 1-1 |