Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
Season 74 | 1962-63
Season Summary
League | Position | FA Cup Progress | League Cup Progress | Biggest Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Division One | 15th | 4th Round | Runners Up | 6-1 vs. Peterborough United (h), League Cup |
Top Scorer | Most Appearances | ||
|---|---|---|---|
22 | Harry Burrows | 53 | Charlie Aitken |
Manager Summary
P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.
From | To | Manager | P | W | D | L | U | W% | L% | U% | CS% | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saturday, 18 August 1962 | Monday, 27 May 1963 | Joe Mercer | 53 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 40% | 40% | 60% | 21% | 1.40 |
Chairman | Club Secretary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Buckley | Fred Archer |
Season Statistics
Pos: Final League Position; P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; F: Goals Scored; A: Goals Conceded; Pts: Final League Points; GD: Goal Difference (A-F); PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); GR: Goal Ratio (F/A); GPG: Goals Scored per Game; CPG: Goals Conceded per Game; CS: Clean Sheets; CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.
Results - All Competitions
P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PPG | GR | GPG | CPG | CS | CS% | W% | L% | U | U% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1962-63 | 53 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 89 | 81 | 8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.68 | 1.53 | 11 | 21% | 40% | 40% | 32 | 60% |
Results - League
Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD | GPG | CPG | GR | CS | CS% | W% | L% | U% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1962-63 | 15th | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 68 | 38 | -6 | 1.48 | 1.62 | 0.91 | 9 | 21% | 36% | 45% | 55% |
Runs
Season | Wins in a Row | League Wins in a Row | Games Unbeaten | Games without a Win | Losing Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1962-63 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
League Table
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Everton | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 84 | 42 | 42 | 61 |
2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 111 | 62 | 49 | 55 |
3 | Burnley | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 78 | 57 | 21 | 54 |
4 | Leicester City | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 53 | 26 | 52 |
5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 93 | 65 | 28 | 50 |
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 77 | 63 | 14 | 48 |
7 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 86 | 77 | 9 | 46 |
8 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 59 | 12 | 44 |
9 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 67 | 69 | -2 | 44 |
10 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 60 | -2 | 44 |
11 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 79 | 71 | 8 | 42 |
12 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 73 | 69 | 4 | 40 |
13 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 64 | -6 | 40 |
14 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 79 | -8 | 39 |
15 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 68 | -6 | 38 |
16 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 71 | -21 | 38 |
17 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 59 | 78 | -19 | 35 |
18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 55 | 75 | -20 | 35 |
19 | Manchester United | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 81 | -14 | 34 |
20 | Birmingham City | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 63 | 90 | -27 | 33 |
21 | Manchester City | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 102 | -44 | 31 |
22 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 81 | -44 | 21 |
Matches
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Transfers In
1 July - 30 June
Player | Position | On | From | For | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cammie Fraser | Full Back | October 1962 | Dunfermline Athletic | £24,500 | |
John Gavan | Goalkeeper | November 1962 | Walsall Wood | Free | |
Phil Woosnam | Forward | November 1962 | West Ham United | £25,000 | |
Tony Hateley | Centre Forward | May 1963 | Notts County | £22,000 | |
Alan Baker | Forward | August 1962 | Brierley Hill Schoolboys | Free | |
Lionel Martin | Midfielder | Sunday, 1 July 1962 | Clee Hill Boys | Free | |
Graham Parker | Midfielder | May 1963 | Coventry and Warwickshire Schools | Free | |
Keith Bradley | Defender | June 1963 | Everton | Free |
Transfers Out
1 July - 30 June
Player | Position | On | To | For | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alfie Hale | Forward | July 1962 | Doncaster Rovers | Free | |
Fred Potter | Goalkeeper | July 1962 | Doncaster Rovers | Free | |
Jimmy Dugdale | Centre Back | October 1962 | Queens Park Rangers | £6,000 | |
Alan O'Neill | Forward | November 1962 | Plymouth Argyle | Free | |
John Neal | Full Back | November 1962 | Southend United | Free | |
Jimmy McMorran | Forward | February 1963 | Third Lanark | Free | |
Norman Ashe | Winger | March 1963 | Rotherham United | £2,000 |
Debut Appearances
Player | Number | Against | On | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cammie Fraser | Player #499 | Preston North End (h), League Cup | Monday, 12 November 1962 | |
Phil Woosnam | Player #500 | Bolton Wanderers (h), Division One | Saturday, 1 December 1962 | |
John Gavan | Player #501 | Fulham (a), Division One | Saturday, 23 March 1963 | |
Lew Chatterley | Player #502 | Nottingham Forest (h), Division One | Saturday, 4 May 1963 | |
George Graham | Player #503 | Liverpool (h), Division One | Saturday, 18 May 1963 |
Final Appearances
Player | Number | Against | On | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Neal | Player #476 | Orient (h), Division One | Saturday, 20 October 1962 | |
Alan O'Neill | Player #484 | Manchester United (a), Division One | Saturday, 24 November 1962 | |
Wilson Briggs | Player #498 | Everton (h), Division One | Monday, 1 April 1963 | |
Derek Dougan | Player #493 | Leicester City (h), Division One | Wednesday, 15 May 1963 |
Squad Statistics
Squad Size | Average 1st XI Age | Youngest 1st XI | Oldest 1st XI |
|---|---|---|---|
24 | 24.55 | 22.53 | Preston North End (h), League Cup | 26.68 | Arsenal (h), Division One |
Youngest Player | |
|---|---|
18.17 | F Alan Baker | West Ham United (h), Division One |
Oldest Player | |
|---|---|
34.02 | W Jimmy MacEwan | Fulham (a), Division One |
First Team Squad
Player | Number | Villa Career | |
|---|---|---|---|
Vic Crowe | Player #443 | 1954-64 Aston Villa, Free, 351 | 12 | | |
Jimmy Dugdale | Player #456 | 1956-62 Aston Villa, £25k, 255 | 3 | | |
Nigel Sims | Player #457 | 1956-64 Aston Villa, Free, 309 | 0 | | |
Gordon Lee | Player #466 | 1958-66 Aston Villa, Free, 142 (0) | 2 | | |
Ron Wylie | Player #471 | 1958-65 Aston Villa, £9.25k, 244 | 27 | | |
Jimmy MacEwan | Player #475 | 1959-66 Aston Villa, £8k, 181 (0) | 32 | | |
John Neal | Player #476 | 1959-62 Aston Villa, £6k, 114 | 0 | | |
Bobby Thomson | Player #477 | 1959-63 Aston Villa, £8k, 172 | 70 | | |
Alan Deakin | Player #478 | 1959-69 Aston Villa, Free, 269 (1) | 9 | | |
Harry Burrows | Player #479 | 1959-65 Aston Villa, Free, 181 | 73 | | |
Mike Tindall | Player #480 | 1959-67 Aston Villa, Free, 134 (2) | 9 | | |
Norman Ashe | Player #481 | 1960-63 Aston Villa, Free, 5 | 0 | | |
Alan O'Neill | Player #484 | 1960-62 Aston Villa, £9k, 34 | 11 | | |
Geoff Sidebottom | Player #486 | 1961-64 Aston Villa, £15k, 88 | 0 | | |
Jimmy McMorran | Player #488 | 1961-62 Aston Villa, Free, 14 | 1 | | |
John Sleeuwenhoek | Player #489 | 1961-67 Aston Villa, Free, 260 (0) | 1 | | |
Alan Baker | Player #490 | 1961-66 Aston Villa, Free, 109 (1) | 17 | | |
Charlie Aitken | Player #492 | 1961-77 Aston Villa, Free, 656 (4) | 14 | | |
Derek Dougan | Player #493 | 1961-63 Aston Villa, £15k, 60 | 26 | | |
Ken Fencott | Player #496 | 1961-64 Aston Villa, Free, 5 | 0 | | |
Tommy Ewing | Player #497 | 1962-64 Aston Villa, £20k, 45 | 6 | | |
Wilson Briggs | Player #498 | 1962-63 Aston Villa, Free, 2 | 0 | | |
Cammie Fraser | Player #499 | 1962-64 Aston Villa, £24.5k, 40 | 1 | | |
Phil Woosnam | Player #500 | 1962-67 Aston Villa, £25k, 125 (0) | 29 | | |
John Gavan | Player #501 | 1963-67 Aston Villa, Free, 12 (0) | 0 | | |
Lew Chatterley | Player #502 | 1963-71 Aston Villa, Free, 160 (4) | 27 | | |
George Graham | Player #503 | 1963-64 Aston Villa, Free, 10 | 2 | |
Appearances
Player | Total | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LB Charlie Aitken | 53 | 42 | 3 | 8 | |
W Harry Burrows | 50 | 39 | 3 | 8 | |
M Vic Crowe | 47 | 36 | 3 | 8 | |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 44 | 35 | 2 | 7 | |
F Bobby Thomson | 43 | 34 | 3 | 6 | |
F Alan Baker | 38 | 30 | 1 | 7 | |
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | |
M Alan Deakin | 33 | 27 | 3 | 3 | |
F Derek Dougan | 33 | 28 | 1 | 4 | |
FB Gordon Lee | 30 | 24 | 1 | 5 | |
FB Cammie Fraser | 29 | 22 | 2 | 5 | |
F Ron Wylie | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | |
F Phil Woosnam | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | |
M Mike Tindall | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | |
W Tommy Ewing | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | |
GK Nigel Sims | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | |
M Lew Chatterley | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
F Alan O'Neill | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
GK John Gavan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
FB John Neal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
F George Graham | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
F Kenny Fencott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
FB Wilson Briggs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
Player | Total | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Harry Burrows | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | |
F Bobby Thomson | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | |
F Derek Dougan | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | |
F Alan Baker | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
Own Goal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
F Ron Wylie | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
F Alan O'Neill | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
W Tommy Ewing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
M Alan Deakin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
M Vic Crowe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
F Phil Woosnam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
FB Cammie Fraser | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FB Gordon Lee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
F George Graham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
'Keepers
'Keeper | Appearances | Conceded | Ratio | Clean Sheets | Clean Sheet % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 34 | 56 | 1.65 | 7 | 21% | |
GK Nigel Sims | 15 | 17 | 1.13 | 4 | 27% | |
GK John Gavan | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 0% |