Game #2770
Saturday, 14 December 1963
Attendance: 14,182
Won
Division One
17th (+1)
Nottingham Forest
WLDDW
Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Nottingham Forest
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Harry Burrows, scored as Villa win for the first time in four, Saturday, 14 December 1963.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa win and score for the first time in four to make it eight wins, three draws and eleven defeats in twenty two League games.
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1958-59
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Forest: | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #260 |
Saturday, 14 December 1963
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-0 |
Last 5 Games | WLDDW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Nottingham Forest
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.38 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 34.75 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 17.23 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek |
RB Mick Wright |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Dave Pountney |
M Alan Deakin |
M Vic Crowe |
M Stan Horne |
W Jimmy MacEwan |
W Harry Burrows |
CF Tony Hateley |
Nottingham Forest
Grummitt, Wilson, Mochan, McKinlay, Quigley, Whitefoot, Newton, Pleat, Julians, Wignall, Le Flem. Manager: Johnny Carey.
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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