Game #2727
Saturday, 16 March 1963
Attendance: 46,680
Won
Division One
Unknown
Birmingham City
LWWLW
Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-0
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Harry Burrows, scored for the first time in three to make it eighteen goals in twenty seven games, Saturday, 16 March 1963.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa, having played five games in three months play their fourth in ten days as they hammer neighbours Birmingham to make it two defeats in sixteen and twelve wins, seven draws and seven defeats in twenty six division one games so far in 1962-63.
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham City: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #217 |
Saturday, 16 March 1963
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 4-0 |
Last 5 Games | LWWLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Birmingham City
TEAM NEWS
John Sleeuwenhoek, Alan Baker and Tommy Ewing replace Ron Wylie, Mike Tindall and Jimmy MacEwan.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.94 |
Oldest Player |
M Vic Crowe | 31.14 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 18.74 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom |
FB Cammie Fraser |
LB Charlie Aitken |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek |
M Vic Crowe |
M Alan Deakin |
W Harry Burrows |
W Tommy Ewing |
F Phil Woosnam |
F Bobby Thomson
F Alan Baker |
Birmingham City
Schofield, Lynn (ex), Hennessey, Green, Beard (ex), Smith, Hellawell, Auld, Leek, Stubbs, Harris. Manager: Gil Merrick.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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PROGRAMME
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