Game #2747
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 24 August 1963
Won
7th
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 28,687
Nottingham Forest
City Ground
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Villa open the 1963-64 season with a rare win at the City Ground - their first since 1937.
Nottingham Forest
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Nigel Sims | 26' |
KEY MAN
Tony Hateley, scored a debut goal to earn Villa an opening day win, Saturday, 24 August 1963.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 August 1963
🟢 | 1' Debut, Tony Hateley
⚽ | 26' Goal, 1-0, Tony Hateley, Assist by Nigel Sims
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa open the season with a debut goal from new signing Tony Hateley and a welcome win after a difficult final three months of 1962-63 as Villa lost 13 in 19 including nine successive defeats to finish 15th - their lowest position under Mercer and worse since relegation in 1958-59.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1958-59
FIXTURE HISTORY
Nottingham Forest
Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #237 |
Saturday, 24 August 1963
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Dagnall | 🏴 | Bolton, 1955-1968
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 237 | 🟩 | 109 🟨 50 🟥 78 | 1.59
Career Form:
Top 8
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Dagnall | 🏴 | Bolton, 1955-1968
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Ken Dagnall
CARDS
Villa
None
Nottingham Forest
None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer hands a debut to Tony Hateley.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.28 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | 32.06 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 19.18 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Johnny Carey | 🇮🇪 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
FB Cammie Fraser | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
Nottingham Forest
GK Peter Grummitt | 🏴 |
RB Joe Wilson | 🏴 |
CB Bob McKinlay | 🏴 |
LB John Winfield | 🏴 |
LB Dennis Mochan | 🏴 |
M John Quigley | 🏴 |
M Jeff Whitefoot | 🏴 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 |
M Colin Addison | 🏴 |
W Dick Le Flem | 🏴 |
CF Frank Wignall | 🏴 |
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
Forest XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
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
🟢 CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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