Game #2772
Aston Villa
8-4-12, 20 PTS
Thursday, 26 December 1963
Wolves
3-3
Aston Villa
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
8-7-9, 23 PTS
Molineux
Attendance: 27,569
Drew
17th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
Assist(s) | Charlie Aitken | 68' | Alan Deakin | 76' | Harry Burrows | 90' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Tony Hateley, scored one of three for Villa but they can only draw at Wolves, Thursday, 26 December 1963.
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 DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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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
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
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 | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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 | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
Wolves XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
None
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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