Game #2772
Aston Villa
8-4-12, 20 PTS

Thursday, 26 December 1963
17th (-)
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Mick Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dave Pountney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Alan Deakin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Tommy Ewing | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Harry Burrows | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Tony Hateley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964

Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
None
Team News
Tommy Ewing replaces Stan Horne.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.11 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 34.79 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 17.26 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa, dominant throughout, ship three in six minutes to Wolves at Molineux before a stirring fightback into the last seconds rescues a draw.
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.
Starting XI

Drew
3-3
๐จ 26 Dec 1963, Villa 3-3 Wolves, Molineux
Scorer(s) | Dave Pountney | 68' | Vic Crowe | 75' | Tony Hateley | 90' |
Assist(s) | Charlie Aitken | 68' | Alan Deakin | 76' | Harry Burrows | 90' |
Match Timeline
๐ | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 55' Goal, 0-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Terry Wharton
๐ฅ
| 58' Goal, 0-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ray Crawford
๐ฅ
| 61' Goal, 0-3, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ray Crawford
โฝ | 68' Goal, 1-3, Dave Pountney, Assist by Charlie Aitken
โฝ | 76' Goal, 2-3, Vic Crowe, Assist by Alan Deakin
โฝ | 90' Goal, 3-3, Tony Hateley, Assist by Harry Burrows
๐ | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-3 Aston Villa
Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #262 |
Thursday, 26 December 1963
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ernest Crawford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Doncaster, 1959-1965
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 3-3
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: Ernest Crawford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Doncaster, 1959-1965
Match Stats
Not recorded
Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
๐ 259 | ๐ฉ | 116 ๐จ 53 ๐ฅ 90 | 1.55
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
8-7-9, 23 PTS
Molineux
Attendance: 27,569
GK Jim Barron | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Bobby Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D George Showell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Freddie Goodwin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M John Kirkham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ron Flowers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Peter Broadbent | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Terry Wharton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Alan Hinton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Chris Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ray Crawford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
Stan Cullis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1959-60
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1963-64
Playing Squad

































