Game #2780
Aston Villa
9-7-14, 25 PTS
Saturday, 8 February 1964
Drew
17th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 14,740
Sheffield United
Bramall Lane
11-8-10, 30 PTS
Sheffield United
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | George Graham | 7' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa, shorn of Tony Hateley by Bobby Moore's poor tackle against West Ham, are held to a draw by a Sheffield United side without a win in their last five. It is former Villain Derek Pace who does the damage yet again.
KEY MAN
Ron Wylie, scored to earn Villa a second successive draw but no win in four, Saturday, 8 February 1964.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 February 1964
⚽ | 7' Goal, 1-0, Ron Wylie, Assist by George Graham
🕒 | HT Sheffield United 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 60' Goal, 1-1, (Sheffield United), Derek Pace
🕒 | FT Sheffield United 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa draw for the second successive game but are now without a win in four to make it nine wins, seven draws and fourteen defeats in thirty League games. Once again it's ex-Villa man Derek Pace who does the damage.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1924–25
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield United
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #270 |
Saturday, 8 February 1964
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 267 | 🟩 | 117 🟨 57 🟥 93 | 1.53
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Sheffield United
None
TEAM NEWS
George Graham replaces Tony Hateley.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.55 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 34.91 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 17.38 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
F George Graham | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
John Harris | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
GK Alan Hodgkinson | 🏴 |
RB Cec Coldwell | 🏴 |
D Reg Matthewson | 🏴 |
LB Graham Shaw | 🏴 |
M Joe Shaw | 🏴 |
M Brian Richardson | 🏴 |
M Tony Wagstaff | 🏴 |
M Len Allchurch | 🏴 |
W Barry Hartle | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Mick Jones | 🏴 |
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
Sheffield United XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
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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