Game #2750
Aston Villa
1-1-2, 3 PTS
Wednesday, 4 September 1963
Drew
16th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 36,649
Stoke
Victoria Ground
2-1-1, 5 PTS
Villa grab a draw at the Victoria Ground having been behind twice.
Stoke City
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Phil Woosnam | 39' | Bobby Thomson | 83' |
KEY MAN
Tony Hateley, scored his third goal in four as Villa draw for the first time this season, Wednesday, 4 September 1963.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 4 September 1963
🥅 | 30' Goal, 0-1, (Stoke City), John Sleeuwenhoek o.g.
⚽ | 39' Goal, 1-1, Harry Burrows, Assist by Phil Woosnam
🕒 | HT Stoke City 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 54' Goal, 1-2, (Stoke City), Dennis Viollet
⚽ | 83' Goal, 2-2, Tony Hateley, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🕒 | FT Stoke City 2-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa fail to win for the third successive game but hold Stoke at the Victoria Ground to make it one win, a draw and two defeats in the first four League games of the season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Stoke
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Stoke
Previous 5 vs. Stoke: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #240 |
Wednesday, 4 September 1963
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 240 | 🟩 | 109 🟨 51 🟥 80 | 1.58
Career Form:
Top 8
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
Unknown
CARDS
Villa
None
Stoke
None
TEAM NEWS
Bobby Thomson replaces Ron Wylie.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.24 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | 32.09 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 19.21 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Tony Waddington | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
FB Cammie Fraser | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Stoke
GK Bobby Irvine | 🏴 |
RB Bill Asprey | 🏴 |
RB Eric Skeels | 🏴 |
RB Eddie Stuart | 🇿🇦 |
LB Tony Allen | 🏴 |
M Eddie Clamp | 🏴 |
M Jimmy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
W Stanley Matthews | 🏴 |
W Don Ratcliffe | 🏴 |
F Peter Dobing | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dennis Viollet | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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
Stoke XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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