Game #2732
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 9 April 1963
Lost
Unknown
LLLLL
Division One
Attendance: 26,867
Manchester United
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2
Manchester United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Bobby Thomson, scored but Villa lost a fifth successive game for the first time since 1958-59, Tuesday, 9 April 1963.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 9 April 1963
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa lose five successive games for the first time since 1958-59 under Eric Houghton which led to Mercer’s appointment in December 1958.
Villa’s latest fixture is their fourth in twelve days as their wildly interrupted season delivered the inevitable fixture list congestion in the final two months of the season.
As a result, Villa make it twelve wins, seven draws and twelve defeats in thirty one division one games so far this season as a campaign of such promise before the fixture interruption collapses further.
Aston Villa
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1956-57
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester United
Previous 5 vs. Manchester United: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #222 |
Tuesday, 9 April 1963
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-2 |
Last 5 Games | LLLLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Manchester United
TEAM NEWS
Phil Woosnam replaces Gordon Lee.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.73 |
Oldest Player |
M Vic Crowe | 31.21 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 18.81 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
Aston Villa
GK John Gavan |
FB Cammie Fraser |
LB Charlie Aitken |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek |
M Vic Crowe |
M Mike Tindall |
W Harry Burrows |
F Derek Dougan |
F Alan Baker |
F Phil Woosnam |
F Bobby Thomson |
Manchester United
Gregg, Brennan, Cantwell, Foulkes, Crerand, Giles, Stiles (g), Setters, Charlton (g), Herd, Quixall. Manager: Matt Busby.
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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