Game #2763
Aston Villa
5-1-9, 11 PTS
Saturday, 26 October 1963
19th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 | 🟢 |
W Tommy Ewing | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
None
Joe Mercer hands Dave Pountney his debut in place of Mike Tindall.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.76 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 34.62 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 17.10 |
Villa lose once again and fall back to 19th place.
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.
Lost
0-1
🟥 26 Oct 1963, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🟢 | 1' Debut, Dave Pountney
🥅 | 39' Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Mark Pearson
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #253 |
Saturday, 26 October 1963
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Parr | 🏴 | Blackpool, 1962-1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Referee: Ken Parr | 🏴 | Blackpool, 1962-1965
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
🟢 M Dave Pountney | 🏴 | #502 | £20,000 signing from Shrewsbury
Final Appearances:
None
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 250 | 🟩 | 113 🟨 50 🟥 87 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
7-2-6, 16 PTS
Hillsborough
Attendance: 20,616
GK Ron Springett | 🏴 |
LB Don Megson | 🏴 |
CB Peter Swan | 🏴 |
RB Brian Hill | 🏴 |
LH Gerry Young | 🏴 |
M John Quinn | 🏴 |
M Ton McAnearney | 🏴 |
W Alan Finney | 🏴 |
F Colin Dobson | 🏴 |
F Mark Pearson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Keith Ellis | 🏴 |
Vic Buckingham | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1934–35
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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