Game #2769
Aston Villa
7-3-11, 17 PTS
Saturday, 7 December 1963
Drew
19th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 21,402
Leicester City
Filbert Street
6-8-7, 20 PTS
Villa secure a second successive goalless draw to remain 19th in the table.
Leicester City
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 December 1963
🟢 | 1' Debut, Stan Horne
💥 | 17' Player leaves field of play with injury, (Leicester City), Ian King
💥 | 32' Player returns to field of play, (Leicester City), Ian King
🕒 | HT Leicester City 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Leicester City 0-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa fail to score for the third successive match and the eighth time in thirteen to make it seven wins, three draws and eleven defeats in twenty one League games.
Midfielder Stan Horne made his Villa debut after joining from Bampton Youth club in August 1960.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leicester City
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #259 |
Saturday, 7 December 1963
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Arthur Sparling | 🏴 | Grimsby, -1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 259 | 🟩 | 116 🟨 53 🟥 90 | 1.55
Career Form:
Top 8
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Sparling | 🏴 | Grimsby, -1965
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Arthur Sparling
CARDS
Villa
None
Leicester City
None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer hands Stan Horne his debut in place of Ron Wylie.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.36 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 34.73 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 17.21 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Matt Gillies | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Stan Horne | 🏴 | 🟢 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK Gordon Banks | 🏴 |
D Len Chalmers | 🏴 |
CB Frank McLintock | 🏴 |
CB Graham Cross | 🏴 |
CB Ian King | 🏴 |
LB Richie Norman | 🏴 |
M Colin Appleton | 🏴 |
M Bobby Roberts | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Goodfellow | 🏴 |
M Tom Sweenie | 🏴 |
W Billy Hodgson | 🏴 |
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
Leicester 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
🟢 M Stan Horne | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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