Game #2756
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 25 September 1963
Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Attendance: 10,679
Barnsley
Villa Park
Villa make a professional job of getting past third division Barnsley in the League Cup but miss out on an emphatic win having been two up inside the first six minutes.
Aston Villa
3-1
Barnsley
Assist(s) | Phil Woosnam | 6' |
KEY MAN
Harry Burrows, scored for the second successive game to help Villa see off third division Barnsley, Wednesday, 25 September 1963.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 25 September 1963
⚽ | 2' Goal, 1-0, Tony Hateley
⚽ | 6' Goal, 2-0, Alan Baker, Assist by Phil Woosnam
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Barnsley
🥅 | 63' Goal, 2-1, (Barnsley), Eddie O'Hara
⚽ | 83' Goal, 3-1, Harry Burrows
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Barnsley
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa make it successive wins for the first time this season as they beat division three side Barnsley in the League Cup second round at Villa Park.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Barnsley
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1911-12
FIXTURE HISTORY
Barnsley
Previous 5 vs. Barnsley: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #10 |
Manager Game | #246 |
Wednesday, 25 September 1963
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 246 | 🟩 | 113 🟨 51 🟥 82 | 1.59
Career Form:
Top 8
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
Unknown
CARDS
Villa
None
Barnsley
None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for a fourth successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.54 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 34.53 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 17.01 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Johnny Steele | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Barnsley
GK Bobby Williamson | 🏴 |
RB Alan Hopper | 🏴 |
CB Eric Winstanley | 🏴 |
LB Billy Houghton | 🏴 |
LB Eric Brookes | 🏴 |
WH Bobby Wood | 🏴 |
IF George Kerr | 🏴 |
IF Alan Murray | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Sheavills | 🏴 |
W Eddie O'Hara | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Tony Leighton | 🏴 |
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
Barnsley 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
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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