Villa can only draw at Bolton to leave themselves 16th in what was proving to be a highly inconsistent season so far.

Joe Mercer’s Villa are held at Burnden Park to make it six wins, four draws and seven defeats in seventeen Division One games this season. 

Meanwhile, forward Ken Fencott made his Villa debut aged 17 after joining from junior football in March 1959.

Villa recover from the Hillsborough thuggery to trounce Preston in the League Cup Fourth Round to reach the last 8.

Joe Mercer's Villa get back to winning ways for the first time in four as they beat second division Preston in the fourth round of the League Cup. 

Meanwhile, full back Cammie Fraser made his Villa debut aged 21 after joining from Dunfermline Athletic in October 1962.

The hugely belated second leg of the League Cup Semi Final is played at Villa Park at which Villa make a break from their bleak League form to draw with Sunderland and secure a place in their second League Cup final in three seasons. The success however comes as a double edge sword with Villa now needing to play nine more games to complete the season and to do so in just 26 days.

Joe Mercer's Villa seek and receive respite from their worst ever League run in the second leg of the League Cup semi final against second division Sunderland. Villa’s latest fixture is their ninth in twenty five days after their wildly interrupted season delivered the inevitable fixture list congestion in the final two months of the season. As a result, the second leg of the tie comes a full three months after the first leg at Roker Park which a then in-form Villa won 3-1 during a run of just two defeats in seventeen matches, a world away from their current form of nine defeats in nine League games. A nil-nil draw - the seventh time in twelve games that Villa had failed to score - was enough to put Villa through to a second two legged League Cup final in three seasons after they won the inaugural competition under Joe Mercer in 1960-61.

Villa turn the form books on their head by taking a deserved two goal lead against high flying Liverpool but the merseysiders soon hit back and Villa have to settle for another draw.

Joe Mercer's Villa draw for the third successive game and are now without a win in five to make it nine wins, eight draws and fourteen defeats in thirty one League games.

Villa leave it late but beat Albion to climb to 15th place in the table. Villa win despite Joe Mercer bizarrely equips his team with basketball boots for the first half. The tactic doesn't work.

Joe Mercer's Villa win for the first time in six and keep a clean sheet for the first time in ten to make it ten wins, eight draws and fourteen defeats in thirty two League games. 

Meanwhile, forward Kenny Fencott made his final appearance for Villa before moving on to Lincoln City in June 1964. Fencott played for Villa between 1961-62 and 1963-64 making 6 appearances.