Game #2750
Aston Villa
1-1-2, 3 PTS

Wednesday, 4 September 1963
16th (+1)
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Cammie Fraser | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB Gordon Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Alan Deakin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Harry Burrows | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Bobby Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Alan Baker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Phil Woosnam | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Tony Hateley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964

Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
None
Team News
Bobby Thomson replaces Ron Wylie.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.24 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 32.09 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.21 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa grab a draw at the Victoria Ground having been behind twice.
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.
Starting XI

Drew
2-2
๐จ 4 Sep 1963, Villa 2-2 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Scorer(s) | Harry Burrows | 39' | Tony Hateley | 83' |
Assist(s) | Phil Woosnam | 39' | Bobby Thomson | 83' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 30' Goal, 0-1, (Stoke City), John Sleeuwenhoek o.g.
โฝ | 39' Goal, 1-1, Harry Burrows, Assist by Phil Woosnam
๐ | HT Stoke City 1-1 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 54' Goal, 1-2, (Stoke City), Dennis Viollet
โฝ | 83' Goal, 2-2, Tony Hateley, Assist by Bobby Thomson
๐ | FT Stoke City 2-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #240 |
Wednesday, 4 September 1963
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 2-2
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: Unknown
Match Stats
Not recorded
Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
๐ 237 | ๐ฉ | 108 ๐จ 50 ๐ฅ 79 | 1.58
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
Division One
Stoke
2-1-1, 5 PTS
Victoria Ground
Attendance: 36,649
GK Bobby Irvine | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Bill Asprey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Eric Skeels | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Eddie Stuart | ๐ฟ๐ฆ |
LB Tony Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Eddie Clamp | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy McIlroy | ๐ฌ๐ง |
W Stanley Matthews | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Don Ratcliffe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Peter Dobing | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Dennis Viollet | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Tony Waddington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1963-64
Playing Squad
































