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League

1962-63

Division One

First Division
15th of 22

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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3rd=

🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Derek Dougan | 1' | Jimmy MacEwan | 2' | Bobby Thomson | 46' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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1st= (+2)

🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Derek Dougan | 51' | 52' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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1st= (-)

🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road

Scorer(s) | Bobby Thomson | 63' | Harry Burrows | 70' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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3rd= (-2)

🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Scorer(s) | Derek Dougan | 61' | Alan Deakin | 80' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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4th= (-1)

🟨 1 Sep 1962, Villa 1-1 Blackpool, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 18' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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1st= (+3)

🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury

Scorer(s) | Bobby Thomson | 6' | 25' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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5th (-4)

🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood

Scorer(s) | Harry Burrows | 42' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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3rd (+2)

🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Bobby Thomson | 1-0 | Harry Burrows | 2-0 | Jimmy MacEwan | 3-0 |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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5th (-2)

🟥 15 Sep 1962, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 83' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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10th (-5)

🟥 22 Sep 1962, Villa 1-3 Forest, City Ground

Scorer(s) | Harry Burrows | 88' (pen) |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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9th (+1)

🟩 29 Sep 1962, Villa 4-2 Ipswich, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Ron Wylie | 2' | Bobby Thomson | 20' | 69 ' | Derek Dougan | 61' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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7th (+2)

🟩 6 Oct 1962, Villa 2-0 Albion, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Alan Baker | 10' | Harry Burrows | 58' (pen) |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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7th (-)

🟨 13 Oct 1962, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison

Scorer(s) | Alan Baker | 77' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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6th (+1)

🟩 20 Oct 1962, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Harry Burrows | 77' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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6th (-)

🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's

Scorer(s) | Alan O’Neill | 55' | Harry Burrows | 60' (pen) |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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7th (-1)

🟥 3 Nov 1962, Villa 1-2 Fulham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Harry Burrows | 83' (pen) |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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7th (-)

🟨 10 Nov 1962, Villa 0-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough

Scorer(s) | None

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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6th (+1)

🟩 17 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Harry Burrows | 7' | Derek Dougan | 20' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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7th (-1)

🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 5' | Derek Dougan | 52' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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6th (+1)

🟩 1 Dec 1962, Villa 5-0 Bolton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Harry Burrows | 12' | Jimmy MacEwan | 60' | 77' | Bobby Thomson | 62' | Derek Dougan | 72' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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5th (+1)

🟨 8 Dec 1962, Villa 3-3 Leicester, Filbert Street

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 1' | Jimmy MacEwan | 19' | Harry Burrows | 56' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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5th (-)

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

Scorer(s) | Bobby Thomson | 65' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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5th (-)

🟨 19 Jan 1963, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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6th (-1)

🟥 13 Feb 1963, Villa 0-4 Liverpool, Anfield

Scorer(s) | None

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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7th (-1)

🟩 9 Mar 1963, Villa 2-0 Orient, Brisbane Road

Scorer(s) | Phil Woosnam | 7' | Ron Wylie | 37' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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7th (-)

🟩 16 Mar 1963, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Phil Woosnam | 23' | Alan Deakin | 27' | Alan Baker | 31' | Harry Burrows | 51' (pen) |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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7th (-)

🟥 23 Mar 1963, Villa 0-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage

Scorer(s) | None

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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8th (-1)

🟥 29 Mar 1963, Villa 0-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield

Scorer(s) | None

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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9th (-1)

🟥 1 Apr 1963, Villa 0-2 Everton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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11th (-2)

🟥 6 Apr 1963, Villa 1-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

Scorer(s) | Vic Crowe | 19' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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11th (-)

🟥 9 Apr 1963, Villa 1-2 United, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Bobby Thomson | 75' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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11th (-)

🟥 13 Apr 1963, Villa 0-2 Wednesday, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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13th (-2)

🟥 15 Apr 1963, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 44' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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13th (-)

🟥 16 Apr 1963, Villa 0-2 Wolves, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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15th (-2)

🟥 20 Apr 1963, Villa 1-4 Bolton, Burnden

Scorer(s) | Harry Burrows | 1-3 |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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16th (-1)

🟥 1 May 1963, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Scorer(s) | Harry Burrows | 38' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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17th (-1)

🟥 4 May 1963, Villa 0-2 Forest, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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16th (+1)

🟩 8 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Alan Baker | 15' | Harry Burrows | 21' (pen) | 23' (pen) |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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16th (-)

🟥 11 May 1963, Villa 0-1 Albion, Hawthorns

Scorer(s) | None

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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16th (-)

🟩 15 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Leicester, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Cammie Fraser | 67' | Derek Dougan | 69' | Gordon Lee | 79' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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16th (-)

🟩 18 May 1963, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | George Graham | 78' | Bobby Thomson | 84' |

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1962-63
Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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15th (+1)

🟨 21 May 1963, Villa 1-1 Ipswich, Portman Road

Scorer(s) | Bobby Thomson | 69' |

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96


Europe:
🏆
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83


Other Domestic:

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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60

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Third Division Champions: 1971-72


Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02

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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve League
:
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Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12

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Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
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Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 

🏆
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13

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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
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u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
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u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
🏆 🏆 🏆
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
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Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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