Game #2784
Aston Villa
10-9-15, 29 PTS
Saturday, 7 March 1964
17th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
GK Bob Wilson | 🏴 | 🟢 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 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: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Bob Wilson | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
Team News
Bob Wilson (debut) and Tony Hateley replace Geoff Sidebottom and George Graham.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.47 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 34.98 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 20.04 |
Debut Appearances
🟢 GK Bob Wilson | 🏴 | #504 | Youth team promotion
Final Appearances
None
Drew
2-2
🟨 7 Mar 1964, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Tony Hateley | 6' | Charlie Aitken | 83' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1' Debut, Bob Wilson
🥅 | 6' Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), David Layne
⚽ | 19' Goal, 1-1, Tony Hateley
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday
🥅 | 77' Goal, 1-2, (Sheffield Wednesday, pen), David Layne
⚽ | 83' Goal, 2-2, Charlie Aitken
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #274 |
Saturday, 7 March 1964
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: A. Jobling | 🏴 | Morecambe
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
Officials
Referee: A. Jobling | 🏴 | Morecambe
Linesmen: L. A. Howells; C. Watts
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 90 | 🟩 W44 (49% ) | 🟨 D10 | 🇺(60% ) | 🟥 L36 (40% ) | ⚽ 192 | 🥅 158 | GD 34
Match Stats
Not recorded
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 271 | 🟩 | 118 🟨 59 🟥 94 | 1.52
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
16-8-10, 40 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 13,922
GK Roy MacLaren | 🏴 |
LB Don Megson | 🏴 |
CB Peter Swan | 🏴 |
M Gerry Young | 🏴 |
M Robin Hardy | 🏴 |
W Edwin Holliday | 🏴 |
W Alan Finney | 🏴 |
F Colin Dobson | 🏴 |
F Mark Pearson | 🏴 |
CF John Hickton | 🏴 |
CF David Layne | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Vic Buckingham | 🏴 |
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: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1934–35
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Roy MacLaren | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Peter Swan | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB Don Megson | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Gerry Young | 🏴 |
M Robin Hardy | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Edwin Holliday | 🏴 |
W Alan Finney | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Colin Dobson | 🏴 |
F Mark Pearson | 🏴 |
CF John Hickton | 🏴 |
CF David Layne | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa draw in a far calmer game than the Goodison Park fixture last time out but fall to 17th in the table.
Joe Mercer's Villa draw for the fourth time in six to make it ten wins, nine draws and fifteen defeats in thirty four League games under Mercer.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Bob Wilson made his Villa debut aged 20 after joining from St Andrews Boys club in 1959.
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