Game #2753
Aston Villa
3-1-3, 7 PTS
Saturday, 14 September 1963


Won
12th (+3)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Chelsea
2-3-2, 7 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 23,720
🟩 14 Sep 1963, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0

Chelsea

Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟩 14 Sep 1963, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 September 1963
⚽ | 13' Goal, 1-0, Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea
⚽ | 79' Goal, 2-0, Tony Hateley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Chelsea
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 14 Sep 1963, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 14 September 1963
With Joe Mercer absent from the dugout, Villa win at home for the first time this season.
Joe Mercer's Villa bounce back from defeat to beat Chelsea and make it three wins, a draw and three defeats in the first seven League games of the season.
🟩 14 Sep 1963, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Chelsea


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
🟩 14 Sep 1963, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #243 |
Saturday, 14 September 1963
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🟩 14 Sep 1963, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jack Parkinson | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1959-1965
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 240 | 🟩 | 110 🟨 50 🟥 80 | 1.58
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 14 Sep 1963, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Parkinson | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1959-1965
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 14 Sep 1963, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jimmy MacEwan replaces Bobby Thomson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.51 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 34.50 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 16.98 |
🟩 14 Sep 1963, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | (ft)

Chelsea
GK Errol McNally | 🇬🇧 |
RB Ken Shellito | 🏴 |
D Ron Harris | 🏴 |
LB Eddie McCreadie | 🏴 |
M John Mortimore | 🏴 |
M Graham Moore | 🏴 |
M Terry Venables | 🏴 |
M Bert Murray | 🏴 |
W Frank Blunstone | 🏴 |
F Bobby Tambling | 🏴 |
CF Barry Bridges | 🏴 |
🟩 14 Sep 1963, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 14 Sep 1963, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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

🟩 14 Sep 1963, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 14 Sep 1963, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS

Chelsea XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 14 Sep 1963, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 14 Sep 1963, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 14 Sep 1963, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 14 Sep 1963, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 14 Sep 1963, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park

