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Aston Villa

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13-7-18, 33 PTS

Wednesday, 8 May 1963

1962-63

16th (+1)

Won

3-1

Manchester City

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9-10-20, 28 PTS

Division One

Villa Park

Attendance: 17,707

๐ŸŸฉ 8 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

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

Assist(s) | Derek Dougan | 15' |

Fixture List

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 1 Sep 1962, Villa 1-1 Blackpool, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 15 Sep 1962, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Sep 1962, Villa 1-3 Forest, City Ground

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Sep 1962, Villa 6-1 Peterborough, Villa Park

League Cup

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Sep 1962, Villa 4-2 Ipswich, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Oct 1962, Villa 2-0 Albion, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Oct 1962, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Villa Park

League Cup

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Oct 1962, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 Nov 1962, Villa 1-2 Fulham, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 10 Nov 1962, Villa 0-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park

League Cup

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Dec 1962, Villa 5-0 Bolton, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Dec 1962, Villa 4-1 Norwich, Villa Park

League Cup

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๐ŸŸจ 8 Dec 1962, Villa 3-3 Leicester, Filbert Street

Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 15 Dec 1962, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Jan 1963, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker

League Cup

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Jan 1963, Villa 1-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate

FA Cup

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๐ŸŸจ 19 Jan 1963, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Feb 1963, Villa 0-4 Liverpool, Anfield

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Mar 1963, Villa 3-2 Bristol City, Villa Park

FA Cup

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Mar 1963, Villa 2-0 Orient, Brisbane Road

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 11 Mar 1963, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford

FA Cup

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Mar 1963, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Mar 1963, Villa 0-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 29 Mar 1963, Villa 0-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 1 Apr 1963, Villa 0-2 Everton, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Apr 1963, Villa 1-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 9 Apr 1963, Villa 1-2 United, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Apr 1963, Villa 0-2 Wednesday, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 15 Apr 1963, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 16 Apr 1963, Villa 0-2 Wolves, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 20 Apr 1963, Villa 1-4 Bolton, Burnden

Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 22 Apr 1963, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

League Cup

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๐ŸŸฅ 1 May 1963, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 May 1963, Villa 0-2 Forest, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 11 May 1963, Villa 0-1 Albion, Hawthorns

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Leicester, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 May 1963, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 21 May 1963, Villa 1-1 Ipswich, Portman Road

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 May 1963, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's

League Cup

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๐ŸŸจ 27 May 1963, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park

League Cup

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On This Day

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On this day in Villa history

Wednesday, 8 May 1963

Scroll for more โฌ‡๏ธ

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Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964

๐Ÿ•’ 227 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 105 ๐ŸŸจ 47 ๐ŸŸฅ 75 | 1.59

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

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Game #2740

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Match Record

Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #230 |
Wednesday, 8 May 1963

Game Record

Manager: Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: G. D. Roper | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Cambridgeshire
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 3-0
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 3-1
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Head to Head

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Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 92 | ๐ŸŸฉ 39 | ๐ŸŸจ 20 | ๐ŸŸฅ 33 | โšฝ 161 | ๐Ÿฅ… 147 |
League ๐Ÿ•’ 86 | ๐ŸŸฉ 37 | ๐ŸŸจ 19 | ๐ŸŸฅ 30 | โšฝ 152 | ๐Ÿฅ… 134 |
FA Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | ๐ŸŸฉ 2 | ๐ŸŸจ 1 | ๐ŸŸฅ 3 | โšฝ 9 | ๐Ÿฅ… 12 |
Home ๐Ÿ•’ 47 | ๐ŸŸฉ 30 | ๐ŸŸจ 10 | ๐ŸŸฅ 7 | โšฝ 102 | ๐Ÿฅ… 50 |
Away ๐Ÿ•’ 44 | ๐ŸŸฉ 9 | ๐ŸŸจ 10 | ๐ŸŸฅ 25 | โšฝ 58 | ๐Ÿฅ… 75 |
Neutral ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | ๐ŸŸฉ 0 | ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿฅ… 6 |

Trophy Cabinet

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Aston Villa

League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1960-61

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Manchester City

League Champions: ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: โŒ
Last Trophy: 1955-56

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Squad News

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Match Timeline

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โšฝ | 15' Goal, 1-0, Alan Baker, Assist by Derek Dougan
โšฝ | 21' Goal, 2-0, Harry Burrows (pen)
โšฝ | 23' Goal, 3-0, Harry Burrows (pen)
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 0-3 Manchester City
โŒ | 49' Missed Penalty, Harry Burrows
๐Ÿฅ… | 75' Goal, 1-3, (Manchester City), Peter Dobing
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 1-3 Manchester City

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Officials

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Referee: G. D. Roper | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Cambridgeshire
Linesmen: J. N. Rowley; A. Guise

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Officials

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Referee Profile

VAR Profile (Post 2021)

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Officials

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Villa Bookings

None

Villa Sendings Off

None

Opposition Bookings

None

Opposition Sendings Off

None

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Match Stats

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Not recorded

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Line Up & Subs

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Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964

GK Nigel Sims | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Gordon Lee | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Cammie Fraser | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Lew Chatterley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Harry Burrows | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | โšฝ |
CF Ron Wylie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Derek Dougan | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
F Alan Baker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
F Phil Woosnam | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Manchester City
Les McDowall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

GK Harry Dowd | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Bill Leivers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Cliff Sear | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Bobby Kennedy | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Alan Oakes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dave Wagstaffe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Peter Dobing | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
F Joe Hayes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Alex Harley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Matt Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Alf Wood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Team News

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Injured | 1 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Nigel Sims, Alan Baker, Cammie Fraser and Phil Woosnam replace Geoff Sidebottom, Tommy Ewing, Bobby Thomson and Alan Deakin as Joe Mercer attempts to end a record setting run of eleven consecutive League defeats.

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Manchester City

Not Recorded

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Matchday Squads

Aston Villa

Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Sims | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Full Backs
FB Gordon Lee | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Cammie Fraser | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Midfielders
M Lew Chatterley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |

Wingers
W Harry Burrows | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Forwards
CF Ron Wylie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Derek Dougan | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
F Alan Baker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Phil Woosnam | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |

Manchester City

Goalkeepers
GK Harry Dowd | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Full Backs
RB Bill Leivers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Cliff Sear | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |

Midfielders
M Bobby Kennedy | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Alan Oakes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dave Wagstaffe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Forwards
F Peter Dobing | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Joe Hayes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Alex Harley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Matt Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Alf Wood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

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Match Media

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What they Said

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Match Highlights

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Team Selection

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Goalkeeper

GK Nigel Sims | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

275

โœ…

275

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

2

๐ŸŸฉ

124

๐ŸŸจ

61

๐ŸŸฅ

90

โ›”

65

๐Ÿฅ…

413

Defenders

LB Charlie Aitken | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

90

โœ…

90

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

3

๐ŸŸฉ

39

๐ŸŸจ

16

๐ŸŸฅ

35

FB Cammie Fraser | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

23

โœ…

23

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

8

๐ŸŸจ

5

๐ŸŸฅ

10

FB Gordon Lee | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

91

โœ…

91

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

2

๐ŸŸฉ

36

๐ŸŸจ

17

๐ŸŸฅ

38

M Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

322

โœ…

322

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

11

14

๐ŸŸฉ

135

๐ŸŸจ

70

๐ŸŸฅ

117

Midfielders

M Lew Chatterley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

2

โœ…

2

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

1

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

1

W Harry Burrows | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

105

โœ…

105

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

47

28

๐ŸŸฉ

51

๐ŸŸจ

16

๐ŸŸฅ

38

F Phil Woosnam | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

19

โœ…

19

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

2

๐ŸŸฉ

5

๐ŸŸจ

4

๐ŸŸฅ

10

F Alan Baker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

48

โœ…

48

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

4

๐ŸŸฉ

22

๐ŸŸจ

9

๐ŸŸฅ

17

Forwards

CF Derek Dougan | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
๐Ÿ•’

58

โœ…

58

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

25

18

๐ŸŸฉ

27

๐ŸŸจ

9

๐ŸŸฅ

22

CF Ron Wylie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

168

โœ…

168

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

21

29

๐ŸŸฉ

79

๐ŸŸจ

34

๐ŸŸฅ

55

Substitutes

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ

Sub 1

๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

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1962-63

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First Team Squad

GK Geoff Sidebottom | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #482 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

CB John Sleeuwenhoek | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #485 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

FB Gordon Lee | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #462 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

Shrewsbury Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died 2022

M Alan Deakin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #474 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Tamworth FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died 2018

M Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #439 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Tommy Ewing | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #493 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Bobby Thomson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #473 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Ken Fencott | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #492 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

GK John Gavan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #497 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

Doncaster Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

FB Cammie Fraser | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #495 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

FB John Neal | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #472 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Lew Chatterley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #498 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Barnstaple Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

W Harry Burrows | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #475 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

F Alan Baker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #486 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

Walsall ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died 2026

CF Derek Dougan | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | #489 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Phil Woosnam | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #496 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

GK Nigel Sims | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #453 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

LB Charlie Aitken | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #488 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

New York Cosmos ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Died 2023

FB Wilson Briggs | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #494 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

Raith Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Died 2005

M Mike Tindall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #476 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Tamworth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died 2020

W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #470 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

Walsall ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died 2017

F Alan O'Neill | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #480 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F George Graham | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #499 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Ron Wylie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #467 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

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League Table

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
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FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
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League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
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Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
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Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
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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 โ€จ
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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
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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:
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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
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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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