Game #2772
Aston Villa
8-4-12, 20 PTS
Thursday, 26 December 1963
Drew
17th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 27,569
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Molineux
8-7-9, 23 PTS
Wolves
3-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Charlie Aitken | 68' | Alan Deakin | 76' | Harry Burrows | 90' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa, dominant throughout, ship three in six minutes to Wolves at Molineux before a stirring fightback into the last seconds rescues a draw.
KEY MAN
Tony Hateley, scored one of three for Villa but they can only draw at Wolves, Thursday, 26 December 1963.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Thursday, 26 December 1963
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 55' Goal, 0-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Terry Wharton
🥅 | 58' Goal, 0-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ray Crawford
🥅 | 61' Goal, 0-3, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ray Crawford
⚽ | 68' Goal, 1-3, Dave Pountney, Assist by Charlie Aitken
⚽ | 76' Goal, 2-3, Vic Crowe, Assist by Alan Deakin
⚽ | 90' Goal, 3-3, Tony Hateley, Assist by Harry Burrows
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-3 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa score three late at Molineux having come from three down to draw and make it eight wins, four draws and twelve defeats in twenty four League games.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1959-60
FIXTURE HISTORY
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Previous 5 vs. Wolves: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #262 |
Thursday, 26 December 1963
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ernest Crawford | 🏴 | Doncaster, -1965 🆘
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 259 | 🟩 | 116 🟨 53 🟥 90 | 1.55
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ernest Crawford | 🏴 | Doncaster, -1965 🆘
🆘 Left fans and players of both side perplexed after a Pountney goal was disallowed for 'offside' after 22'
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Wolverhampton Wanderers
None
TEAM NEWS
Tommy Ewing replaces Stan Horne.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.11 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 34.79 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 17.26 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tommy Ewing | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Jim Barron | 🏴 |
LB Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
D George Showell | 🏴 |
M Freddie Goodwin | 🏴 |
M John Kirkham | 🏴 |
M Ron Flowers | 🏴 |
M Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
W Terry Wharton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Alan Hinton | 🏴 |
W Chris Crowe | 🏴 |
CF Ray Crawford | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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
Wolves 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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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