Game #2766
Aston Villa
7-1-10, 15 PTS
Saturday, 16 November 1963
Won
18th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 36,276
Manchester United
Villa Park
9-4-5, 22 PTS
Villa's crazy season continues as they batter 3rd place Manchester United at Villa Park, taking the lead after 35 seconds on route to a 4-0 triumph. Denis Law embarrasses himself again whilst it's clear for all to see that Joe Mercer genuinely does not know what Villa side will turn up game to game.
Aston Villa
4-0
Manchester United
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 1' | 17' | Tommy Ewing | 52' |
KEY MAN
Tony Hateley, scored a brace as Villa thrash Manchester United to make it seven wins in eighteen under Joe Mercer, Saturday, 16 November 1963.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 November 1963
⚽ | 1' Goal, 1-0, Tony Hateley, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan (35 Seconds)
⚽ | 17' Goal, 2-0, Alan Deakin Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🟥 | 34' Sending off, (Manchester United), Denis Law
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Manchester United
⚽ | 52' Goal, 3-0, Tony Hateley, Assist by Tommy Ewing
⚽ | 89' Goal, 4-0, Harry Burrows
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-0 Manchester United
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa continue their inconsistent season, winning for the third time in ten, equalling their biggest victory of the season to make it seven wins, a draw and ten defeats in eighteen League games.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1962-63
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester United
Previous 5 vs. United: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #256 |
Saturday, 16 November 1963
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jim Carr | 🏴 | Sheffield, -1968
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 256 | 🟩 | 116 🟨 51 🟥 89 | 1.56
Career Form:
Top 8
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jim Carr | 🏴 | Sheffield, -1968
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟥
Jim Carr
CARDS
Villa
None
Manchester United
🟥
TEAM NEWS
Geoff Sidebottom and Ron Wylie replace Nigel Sims and Vic Crowe.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.37 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 34.68 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 17.15 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Matt Busby | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tommy Ewing | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Manchester United
GK Harry Gregg | 🇬🇧 |
LB Noel Cantwell | 🇮🇪 |
LB Tony Dunne | 🇮🇪 |
CB Bill Foulkes | 🏴 |
M Pat Crerand | 🏴 |
M Graham Moore | 🏴 |
M Maurice Setters | 🏴 |
M Bobby Charlton | 🏴 |
F Albert Quixall | 🏴 |
CF David Herd | 🏴 |
CF Denis Law | 🏴 | 🟥 |
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
United XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
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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