Game #2778
Aston Villa
9-5-14, 23 PTS

Saturday, 25 January 1964
17th (-)
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
GK Geoff Sidebottom | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Mick Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alan Deakin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dave Pountney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Phil Woosnam | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Harry Burrows | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Ron Wylie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Tony Hateley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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
Geoff Sidebottom, Ron Wylie and Jimmy MacEwan replace Nigel Sims, Cammie Fraser and Mike Tindall.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.96 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 34.87 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 17.35 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa lose successive games, this time against top of the table Tottentham to remain 17th in the table after 28 games having played at least a game more than all those around them.
Joe Mercer's Villa lose for the second consecutive game to make it nine wins, five draws and fourteen defeats in twenty eight League games.
Starting XI

Lost
1-3
๐ฅ 25 Jan 1964, Villa 1-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Scorer(s) | Harry Burrows | 82' (pen) |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 16' Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Derek Possee
๐ฅ
| 25' Goal, 0-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Terry Dyson
๐ | HT Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 62' Goal, 0-3, (Tottenham Hotspur), Jimmy Greaves
โฝ | 82' Goal, 1-3, Harry Burrows (pen)
๐ | FT Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #268 |
Saturday, 25 January 1964
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Rex Spittle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Norfolk, 1964-1969
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-3
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Rex Spittle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Norfolk, 1964-1969
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 69 | ๐ฉ 23 | ๐จ 13 | ๐ฅ 33 | โฝ 103 | ๐ฅ
125 |
League ๐ 62 | ๐ฉ 20 | ๐จ 13 | ๐ฅ 29 | โฝ 98 | ๐ฅ
117 |
FA Cup ๐ 7 | ๐ฉ 3 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 4 | โฝ 5 | ๐ฅ
8 |
Home ๐ 33 | ๐ฉ 11 | ๐จ 7 | ๐ฅ 15 | โฝ 49 | ๐ฅ
56 |
Away ๐ 36 | ๐ฉ 12 | ๐จ 6 | ๐ฅ 18 | โฝ 54 | ๐ฅ
69 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
๐ 265 | ๐ฉ | 117 ๐จ 55 ๐ฅ 93 | 1.53
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
17-5-5, 39 PTS
White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,877
GK John Hollowbread | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Mel Hopkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB Phil Beal | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Maurice Norman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Peter Baker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tony Marchi | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Derek Possee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M John White | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Terry Dyson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Les Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Jimmy Greaves | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Bill Nicholson | 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
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1962-63
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1963-64
Playing Squad


































