Game #2762
Aston Villa
5-1-8, 11 PTS
Saturday, 19 October 1963
Won
18th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 22,981
Arsenal
Villa Park
8-1-5, 17 PTS
Aston Villa
2-1
Arsenal
Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 57' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa stop the rot with a late win over Arsenal at Villa Park but their recent form leaves them languishing in 18th.
KEY MAN
Tony Hateley, scored a brace as Villa win for the first time in six, Saturday, 19 October 1963.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 October 1963
🥅 | 38' Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Johnny MacLeod
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal
⚽ | 57' Goal, 1-1, Tony Hateley (pen)
⚽ | 85' Goal, 2-1, Tony Hateley, Assist by Harry Burrows
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa win for the first time in six and end a run of five successive losses as they win at home for only the second time this season to make it five wins, a draw and eight defeats in fourteen League games.
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 | #16 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #252 |
Saturday, 19 October 1963
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Arthur Holland | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1959-1964
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 249 | 🟩 | 113 🟨 50 🟥 86 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Holland | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1959-1964
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Arthur Holland
CARDS
Villa
None
Arsenal
None
TEAM NEWS
Harry Burrows and Jimmy MacEwan replace Alan Baker and Ron Wylie.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.60 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 34.60 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 17.08 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Tommy Ewing | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Billy Wright | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Ian McKechnie | 🏴 |
RB Eddie Magill | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ure | 🏴 |
LB Billy McCullough | 🇬🇧 |
M John Barnwell | 🏴 |
M Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W George Armstrong | 🏴 |
F Geoff Strong | 🏴 |
F Vic Groves | 🏴 |
CF Laurie Brown | 🏴 |
CF Joe Baker | 🏴 |
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
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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