Game #2726
Aston Villa
Monday, 11 March 1963
Manchester United
1-0
Aston Villa
FA Cup
Manchester United
Old Trafford
Attendance: 52,265
Lost
5th Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 11 March 1963
🥅 | 37' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Albert Quixall
🕒 | HT Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa, having played five games in three months play their third in just five days as they are knocked out of the FA Cup at Old Trafford and have now lost two of their last four and failed to score in three of their last five having lost just two in their previous nineteen.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1956-57
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #33 |
Manager Game | #216 |
Monday, 11 March 1963
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Arthur Sparling | 🏴 | Grimsby, -1965 🆘
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 213 | 🟩 | 103 🟨 46 🟥 64 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Sparling | 🏴 | Grimsby, 1957-1966 🆘
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
🆘 Failed to act on a typically thuggish Denis Law tackle early in the game which set the tone for the some unruly play
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Bobby Thomson and Jimmy MacEwan replace Alan Baker and Tommy Ewing.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.92 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 33.99 |
Youngest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 20.87 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
FB Cammie Fraser | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Matt Busby | 🏴 |
Manchester United
GK Harry Gregg | 🇬🇧 |
LB Shay Brennan | 🇮🇪 |
LB Noel Cantwell | 🇮🇪 |
CB Bill Foulkes | 🏴 |
M Johnny Giles | 🇮🇪 |
M Nobby Stiles | 🏴 |
M Maurice Setters | 🏴 |
M Bobby Charlton | 🏴 |
F Albert Quixall | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF David Herd | 🏴 |
CF Denis Law | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
United XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
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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