1961–62 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa 1961–62 football season

Aston Villa
1961–62 season
Manager	Joe Mercer
Stadium	Villa Park
First Division	7th
FA Cup	x
League Cup	Runner-up
← 1960-61 1962–63 →

Second City Derby Football team season

Second City Derby
27--18--22
← 1960–61 1962-63 →

Aston Villa played the 1961–62 English football season in the Football League First Division.

In the Second City derby both teams won their away fixtures.^[1]

Winning the 1961 Football League Cup Final was the pinnacle for Villa. They finished seventh in 1961–62, the following season saw the beginning of a decline in form.^[2]

There were debuts for Derek Dougan (51), Tommy Ewing (39), Ken Fencott (3), Wilson Briggs (2), Allan Jones (1),^[3]and Ralph Brown.^[4]

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
5	Sheffield United	42	19	9	14	61	69	0.884	47
6	Sheffield Wednesday	42	20	6	16	72	58	1.241	46
7	Aston Villa	42	18	8	16	65	56	1.161	44
8	West Ham United	42	17	10	15	76	82	0.927	44
9	West Bromwich Albion	42	15	13	14	83	67	1.239	43

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

References

^ "All Aston Villa's Matches". AVFC History.
^ Ward, Adam, p. 97, "Mercer began to suffer ill health and in 1964 he left the club."
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/allan-jones
^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.

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