Game #2725
Aston Villa
11-7-7, 29 PTS
Saturday, 9 March 1963
Leyton Orient
0-2
Aston Villa
Division One
Leyton Orient
4-7-17, 15 PTS
Brisbane Road
Attendance: 11,509
Won
7th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Tommy Ewing | 7' | Phil Woosnam | 37' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 March 1963
⚽ | 7' Goal, 1-0, Phil Woosnam, Assist by Tommy Ewing
⚽ | 37' Goal, 2-0, Ron Wylie, Assist by Phil Woosnam
🕒 | HT Leyton Orient 0-2 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Leyton Orient 0-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa, having played five games in three months play their second in just three days but they beat Orient to make it one defeat in fourteen and eleven wins, seven draws and seven defeats in twenty five division one games so far in 1962-63.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Leyton Orient
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d91f8e2ee65d4623a65a61e4a8eb4e9d~mv2.gif)
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #215 |
Saturday, 9 March 1963
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Geoff Hartley | 🏴 | Southport, 1960-1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 212 | 🟩 | 103 🟨 46 🟥 63 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Geoff Hartley | 🏴 | Southport, 1960-1965
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 3 Mar 1962, Villa 0-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Mike Tindall, Ron Wylie, Tommy Ewing and Cammie Fraser replace John Sleeuwenhoek, Bobby Thomson, Jimmy MacEwan and Gordon Lee.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.51 |
Oldest Player |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 31.12 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 18.72 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
FB Cammie Fraser | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
W Tommy Ewing | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Johnny Carey | 🇮🇪 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d91f8e2ee65d4623a65a61e4a8eb4e9d~mv2.gif)
Leyton Orient
GK Bill Robertson | 🏴 |
LB Eddie Lewis | 🏴 |
CB Sid Bishop | 🏴 |
RB Stan Charlton | 🏴 |
RB Cyril Lea | 🏴 |
M Mal Lucas | 🏴 |
W Malcolm Musgrove | 🏴 |
W Norman Deeley | 🏴 |
F Gordon Bolland | 🏴 |
F Bobby Mason | 🏴 |
CF Dave Dunmore | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d91f8e2ee65d4623a65a61e4a8eb4e9d~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d91f8e2ee65d4623a65a61e4a8eb4e9d~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d91f8e2ee65d4623a65a61e4a8eb4e9d~mv2.gif)
Orient XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d91f8e2ee65d4623a65a61e4a8eb4e9d~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Injury | 4 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d91f8e2ee65d4623a65a61e4a8eb4e9d~mv2.gif)
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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