Game #2763
Saturday, 26 October 1963
Attendance: 20,616
Lost
Division One
19th (-1)
Sheffield Wednesday
LLLWL
Hillsborough
Sheffield Wednesday
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa fail to score for the fourth time in seven and lose for the sixth time over that period to make it five wins, a draw and nine defeats in fifteen League games.
Meanwhile, midfielder Dave Pountney made his Villa debut after joining from Shrewsbury Town earlier this month.
Aston Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1934–35
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield Wednesday
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #253 |
Saturday, 26 October 1963
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | LLLWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer hands Dave Pountney his debut in place of Mike Tindall.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.76 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 34.62 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 17.10 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek |
RB Mick Wright |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Vic Crowe |
M Dave Pountney |
W Tommy Ewing |
W Jimmy MacEwan |
W Harry Burrows |
F Phil Woosnam |
CF Tony Hateley |
Sheffield Wednesday
Springett, Megson, Hill, Swan, Quinn, McAnearney, Young, Ellis, Finney, Dobson, Pearson (g). Manager: Vic Buckingham.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES