Game #2752
Aston Villa
2-1-3, 5 PTS
Tuesday, 10 September 1963
Lost
15th (-7)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 29,189
Arsenal
Highbury
3-0-3, 6 PTS
Arsenal
3-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa's away form collapses as having conceded after just 40 seconds they are well beaten at Highbury.
KEY MAN
Bobby Thomson, final appearance, Tuesday, 10 September 1963.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 10 September 1963
🥅 | 1' Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Joe Baker
🥅 | 26' Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Joe Baker
🕒 | HT Arsenal 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 62' Goal, 0-3, (Arsenal), Joe Baker
🕒 | FT Arsenal 3-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa follow their second win of the season with a heavy defeat at Highbury to make it two wins, a draw and three defeats in the first six League games of the season.
Meanwhile, forward Bobby Thomson made his final appearance for Villa before moving on to Birmingham City later this month. Thomson played for Villa between 1959-60 and 1963-64 making 172 appearances and scoring 70 goals.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952–53
FIXTURE HISTORY
Arsenal
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #242 |
Tuesday, 10 September 1963
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 239 | 🟩 | 109 🟨 50 🟥 80 | 1.58
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Arsenal
None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.77 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | 32.11 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 16.97 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 🔴 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Billy Wright | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Ian McKechnie | 🏴 |
RB Eddie Magill | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ure | 🏴 |
LB Billy McCullough | 🇬🇧 |
M Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
M Alan Skirton | 🏴 |
F George Eastham | 🏴 |
F Geoff Strong | 🏴 |
F Vic Groves | 🏴 |
CF Joe Baker | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Laurie Brown | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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
Arsenal 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
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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