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1962-63
Season Summary
Division | League | Pos | FA | FA Cup Progress | EFL | League Cup Progress | Europe | European Progress |
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Division One | 15th | 4th Round | Runners Up | n/a |
1962-63
League Table
Division One
Position | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Previous 5 | |
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1 | Everton | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 84 | 42 | 42 | 61 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 16 | | |
2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 111 | 62 | 49 | 55 | 3 | 🏆 | 3 | 18 | 3 | | |
3 | Burnley | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 78 | 57 | 21 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 🏆 | 7 | 6 | | |
4 | Leicester City | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 53 | 26 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 18 | | |
5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 93 | 65 | 28 | 50 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 🏆 | 🏆 | | |
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 77 | 63 | 14 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 22 | | |
7 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 86 | 77 | 9 | 46 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 12 | | |
8 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 59 | 12 | 44 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | | |
9 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 67 | 69 | -2 | 44 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 10 | | |
10 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 60 | -2 | 44 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 28 | | |
11 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 79 | 71 | 8 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 24 | | |
12 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 73 | 69 | 4 | 40 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 23 | | |
13 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 64 | -6 | 40 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 7 | | |
14 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 79 | -8 | 39 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | | |
15 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 68 | -6 | 38 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 14 | | |
16 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 71 | -21 | 38 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 22 | | |
17 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 59 | 78 | -19 | 35 | 🏆 | 23 | 33 | 38 | 30 | | |
18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 55 | 75 | -20 | 35 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 15 | | |
19 | Manchester United | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 81 | -14 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | |
20 | Birmingham City | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 63 | 90 | -27 | 33 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 13 | | |
21 | Manchester City ⬇️ | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 102 | -44 | 31 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 5 | |
22 | Leyton Orient ⬇️ | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 81 | -44 | 21 | 24 | 41 | 32 | 39 | 34 | |
1962-63
Fixture List
Game # | Matchday Summary | Competition Summary | W | D | L | Position | Opposition Subs | Opposition Manager | Opposition Unused | Opposition Team Cost | Team Cost | Opposition Matchday Squad | Matchday Squad | Opposition Unavailable | Result Image | European Season | Scorer(s) Front | Previous Game | Next Game | Previous vs | Next vs | Villa Context | Opposition Context | Match Manager | Crest | Competition Image | Competition Category | Manager Match | Manager Performance | Heading For | Media Credit | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 | Player 9 | Player 10 | Player 11 | Kit | Sub 1 | Sub 2 | Sub 3 | Sub 4 | Sub 5 | Unused 1 | Unused 2 | Unused 3 | Unused 4 | Unused 5 | Unused 6 | Unused 7 | Unused 8 | Unused 9 | Unused 10 | Unused 11 | Ref Standalone | Last Window | Opposition Last Window | Injured | p1 Start | p1 App | p1 L | p1 GC | s1 App | s1 Sub | s1 D | s1 GC | s1 L | p1 W | p1 cs | s1 W | s1 CS | s2 App | s2 Sub | s2 W | s2 D | s2 L | s2 GC | s2 CS | p1 D | p1 Gls | p1 Ast | p2 App | p2 Start | p2 Gl | p2 Ast | p2 W | p2 D | p2 L | s1 Gl | s1 Ast | s2 Gl | s2 Ast | s4 Sub | s4 App | s4 Gl | s4 Ast | s4 W | s4 D | s4 L | s4 GC | s4 CS | s2 Bk | s1 Bk | Sub Sub | p5 St | p5 Gl | p5 Ast | p5 W | p5 D | p5 L | p5 GC | p5 CS | p5 Bk | p5 So | s3 Sub | s3 App | s3 Gl | s3 Ast | s3 W | s3 D | s3 L | s3 GC | s3 CS | s3 Bk | s3 So | p2 Bk | p2 So | s5 Sub | s5 App | s5 Gl | s5 Ast | s5 W | s5 D | s5 L | s5 GC | s5 CS | s5 Bk | s5 So | p2 GC | p2 CS | p1 Bk | p1 So | s1 So | s2 So | s4 Bk | s4 So | p3 App | p3 Start | p3 Gl | p3 Ast | p3 D | p3 W | p3 L | p3 CS | p3 GC | p3 Bk | p3 So | p4 App | p4 St | p4 Gl | p4 Ast | p4 W | p4 D | p4 L | p4 GC | p4 CS | p4 Bk | p4 So | p6 App | p6 St | p6 Gl | p6 Ast | p6 W | p6 D | p6 L | p6 GC | p6 CS | p6 Bk | p6 So | p7 App | p7 St | p7 Gl | p7 Ast | p7 W | p7 D | p7 L | p7 GC | p7 CS | p7 Bk | p7 So | p8 App | p8 St | p8 Gl | p8 Ast | p8 W | p8 D | p8 L | p8 GC | p8 CS | p8 Bk | p8 So | p11 App | p11 St | p11 Gl | p11 Ast | p11 W | p11 D | p11 L | p11 GC | p11 CS | p11 Bk | p11 So | p10 App | p10 St | p10 Gl | p10 Ast | p10 W | p10 D | p10 L | p10 GC | p10 CS | p10 Bk | p10 So | p9 App | p9 St | p9 Gl | p9 Ast | p9 W | p9 D | p9 L | p9 GC | p9 CS | p9 Bk | p9 So |
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2694 | 🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park | Division One | 🟩 | 3rd= | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Ron Greenwood | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | West Ham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟨 1 May 1962, Villa 2-2 Cardiff, Villa Park | 🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park | 🟥 20 Jan 1962, Villa 0-2 West Ham, Upton Park | 🟨 15 Dec 1962, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park | 1-0-0, 2 PTS | 0-0-1, 0 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 181 | 🕒 181 | 🟩 | 87 🟨 38 🟥 56 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Referee: Reg Windle | 🏴 | Chesterfield, -1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2695 | 🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park | Division One | 🟩 | 1st= (+2) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Bill Nicholson | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Spurs XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 18 Aug 1962, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park | 🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road | 🟥 10 Mar 1962, Villa 0-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane | 🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane | 2-0-0, 4 PTS | 1-0-1, 2 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 182 | 🕒 182 | 🟩 | 88 🟨 38 🟥 56 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2696 | 🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road | Division One | 🟩 | 1st= (-) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Les McDowall | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Manchester City XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park | 🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane | 🟥 14 Apr 1962, Villa 0-1, Manchester City, Maine Road | 🟩 8 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park | 3-0-0, 6 PTS | 0-1-2, 1 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 183 | 🕒 183 | 🟩 | 89 🟨 38 🟥 56 | 1.67 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | R. Harper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2697 | 🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane | Division One | 🟥 | 3rd= (-2) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Bill Nicholson | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Spurs XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟩 25 Aug 1962, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road | 🟨 1 Sep 1962, Villa 1-1 Blackpool, Villa Park | 🟩 20 Aug 1962, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park | 🟥 16 Sep 1963, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park | 3-0-1, 6 PTS | 3-0-1, 6 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 184 | 🕒 184 | 🟩 | 89 🟨 38 🟥 57 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2698 | 🟨 1 Sep 1962, Villa 1-1 Blackpool, Villa Park | Division One | 🟨 | 4th= (-1) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Ron Suart | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Blackpool XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Reported | 🟨 | 🟥 29 Aug 1962, Villa 2-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane | 🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury | 🟩 10 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road | 🟥 29 Mar 1963, Villa 0-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road | 3-1-1, 7 PTS | 2-2-1, 6 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 185 | 🕒 185 | 🟩 | 89 🟨 39 🟥 57 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | | Arthur Luty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2699 | 🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury | Division One | 🟩 | 1st= (+3) | No Substitutions permitted in period | Billy Wright | 🏴 | | No Substitutions permitted in period | Arsenal XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟨 1 Sep 1962, Villa 1-1 Blackpool, Villa Park | 🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park | 🟩 31 March 1962, Villa 5-4 Arsenal, Highbury. | 🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park | 4-1-1, 9 PTS | 2-1-3, 5 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 186 | 🕒 186 | 🟩 | 90 🟨 39 🟥 57 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB John Neal | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2700 | 🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park | Division One | 🟥 | 5th (-4) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Jack Marshall | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Blackburn XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury | 🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park | 🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park | 🟨 19 Jan 1963, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Villa Park | 4-1-2, 9 PTS | 2-3-2, 7 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 187 | 🕒 187 | 🟩 | 90 🟨 39 🟥 58 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | | T. Reynolds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2701 | 🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park | Division One | 🟩 | 3rd (+2) | No Substitutions permitted in period | Billy Wright | 🏴 | | No Substitutions permitted in period | Arsenal XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park | 🟥 15 Sep 1962, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park | 🟩 4 Sep 1962, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury | 🟥 10 Sep 1963, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, Highbury | 5-1-2, 11 PTS | 2-1-5, 5 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 188 | 🕒 188 | 🟩 | 91 🟨 39 🟥 58 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | FB John Neal | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2702 | 🟥 15 Sep 1962, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park | Division One | 🟥 | 5th (-2) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | John Harris | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Sheffield United XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟩 10 Sep 1962, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park | 🟥 22 Sep 1962, Villa 1-3 Forest, City Ground | 🟨 13 Jan 1962, Villa 0-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park | 🟥 1 May 1963, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane | 5-1-3 11 PTS | 3-2-3, 8 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 189 | 🕒 189 | 🟩 | 91 🟨 39 🟥 59 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | FB John Neal | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2703 | 🟥 22 Sep 1962, Villa 1-3 Forest, City Ground | Division One | 🟥 | 10th (-5) | No Substitutions permitted in period | Andy Beattie | 🏴 | | No Substitutions permitted in period | Forest XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟥 15 Sep 1962, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park | 🟩 24 Sep 1962, Villa 6-1 Peterborough, Villa Park | 🟥 24 Apr 1962, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground | 🟥 4 May 1963, Villa 0-2 Forest, Villa Park | 5-1-4 11 PTS | 6-2-2, 14 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 190 | 🕒 190 | 🟩 | 91 🟨 39 🟥 60 | 1.64 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | Vernon Batty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2704 | 🟩 24 Sep 1962, Villa 6-1 Peterborough, Villa Park | League Cup | 🟩 | 2nd Round | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Jimmy Hagan | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Peterborough XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 22 Sep 1962, Villa 1-3 Forest, City Ground | 🟩 29 Sep 1962, Villa 4-2 Ipswich, Villa Park | 🟩 1 Feb 1961, Villa 2-1 Peterborough, Villa Park | 🟩 20 September 1995, Villa 6-0 Peterborough, Villa Park. | Joe Mercer | League Cup | 191 | 🕒 191 | 🟩 | 92 🟨 39 🟥 60 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2705 | 🟩 29 Sep 1962, Villa 4-2 Ipswich, Villa Park | Division One | 🟩 | 9th (+1) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Alf Ramsey | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Ipswich XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 24 Sep 1962, Villa 6-1 Peterborough, Villa Park | 🟩 6 Oct 1962, Villa 2-0 Albion, Villa Park | 🟥 28 April 1962, Villa 0-2 Ipswich, Portman Road. | 🟨 21 May 1963, Villa 1-1 Ipswich, Portman Road | 6-1-4 13 PTS | 2-5-4, 9 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 192 | 🕒 192 | 🟩 | 93 🟨 39 🟥 60 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | Ken Parr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2706 | 🟩 6 Oct 1962, Villa 2-0 Albion, Villa Park | Division One | 🟩 | 7th (+2) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Archibald Macaulay | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Albion XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 29 Sep 1962, Villa 4-2 Ipswich, Villa Park | 🟨 13 Oct 1962, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison Park | 🟩 14 Mar 1962, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park | 🟥 11 May 1963, Villa 0-1 Albion, The Hawthorns | 7-1-4 15 PTS | 5-5-2, 15 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 193 | 🕒 193 | 🟩 | 94 🟨 39 🟥 60 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | Jim Powell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2707 | 🟨 13 Oct 1962, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison Park | Division One | 🟨 | 7th (-) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Harry Catterick | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Everton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟩 6 Oct 1962, Villa 2-0 Albion, Villa Park | 🟩 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Villa Park | 🟨 16 Dec 1961, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park | 🟥 1 Apr 1963, Villa 0-2 Everton, Villa Park | 7-2-4 16 PTS | 9-2-2, 20 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 194 | 🕒 194 | 🟩 | 94 🟨 40 🟥 60 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | Jim Carr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2708 | 🟩 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Villa Park | League Cup | 🟩 | 3rd Round | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Tony Waddington | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Stoke XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟨 13 Oct 1962, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison Park | 🟩 20 Oct 1962, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park | 🟩 18 Apr 1960, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park | 🟥 26 Aug 1963, Villa 1-3 Stoke, Villa Park | Joe Mercer | League Cup | 195 | 🕒 195 | 🟩 | 95 🟨 40 🟥 60 | 1.67 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | | Leo Callaghan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2709 | 🟩 20 Oct 1962, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park | Division One | 🟩 | 6th (+1) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Johnny Carey | 🇮🇪 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Orient XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 17 Oct 1962, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Villa Park | 🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's | 🟨 13 Feb 1960, Villa 0-0 Orient, Brisbane Road | 🟩 9 Mar 1963, Villa 2-0 Orient, Brisbane Road | 8-2-4 18 PTS | 4-1-9, 9 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 196 | 🕒 196 | 🟩 | 96 🟨 40 🟥 60 | 1.67 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | | FB John Neal | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | | Fred Duxbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2710 | 🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's | Division One | 🟥 | 6th (-) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Gil Merrick | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Birmingham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟩 20 Oct 1962, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park | 🟥 3 Nov 1962, Villa 1-2 Fulham, Villa Park | 🟩 17 Mar 1962, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's | 🟩 16 Mar 1963, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, Villa Park | 8-2-5 18 PTS | 4-4-7, 12 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 197 | 🕒 197 | 🟩 | 96 🟨 40 🟥 61 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | L. J. Tirebuck | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2711 | 🟥 3 Nov 1962, Villa 1-2 Fulham, Villa Park | Division One | 🟥 | 7th (-1) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Bedford Jezzard | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Fulham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟥 27 Oct 1962, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's | 🟨 10 Nov 1962, Villa 0-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough | 🟩 24 Feb 1962, Villa 2-0 Fulham, Villa Park | 🟥 23 Mar 1963, Villa 0-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage | 8-2-6 18 PTS | 4-4-8, 12 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 198 | 🕒 198 | 🟩 | 96 🟨 40 🟥 62 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Newport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2712 | 🟨 10 Nov 1962, Villa 0-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough | Division One | 🟨 | 7th (-) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Vic Buckingham | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Wednesday XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟥 3 Nov 1962, Villa 1-2 Fulham, Villa Park | 🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park | 🟥 3 Mar 1962, Villa 0-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough | 🟥 13 Apr 1963, Villa 0-2 Wednesday, Villa Park | 8-3-6 19 PTS | 6-7-4, 19 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 199 | 🕒 199 | 🟩 | 96 🟨 41 🟥 62 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | | Harry Wilson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2713 | 🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park | League Cup | 🟩 | 4th Round | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Jimmy Milne | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Preston XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟨 10 Nov 1962, Villa 0-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough | 🟩 17 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Villa Park | 🟩 15 Apr 1961, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park | 🟩 28 January 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale. | Joe Mercer | League Cup | 200 | 🕒 200 | 🟩 | 97 🟨 41 🟥 62 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB Cammie Fraser | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2714 | 🟩 17 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Villa Park | Division One | 🟩 | 6th (+1) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Harry Potts | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Burnley XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park | 🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford | 🟥 24 Mar 1962, Villa 0-2 Burnley, Villa Park | 🟥 6 Apr 1963, Villa 1-3 Burnley, Turf Moor | 9-3-6, 21 PTS | 10-5-3, 25 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 201 | 🕒 201 | 🟩 | 98 🟨 41 🟥 62 | 1.67 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB Cammie Fraser | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | | Peter Rhodes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2715 | 🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford | Division One | 🟨 | 7th (-1) | No Substitutions permitted in period | Matt Busby | 🏴 | | No Substitutions permitted in period | United XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟩 17 Nov 1962, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Villa Park | 🟩 1 Dec 1962, Villa 5-0 Bolton, Villa Park | 🟥 15 Jan 1962, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford | 🟥 11 Mar 1963, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford | 9-4-6, 22 PTS | 6-4-9, 16 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 202 | 🕒 202 | 🟩 | 98 🟨 42 🟥 62 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB Cammie Fraser | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | | Harold Hackney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2716 | 🟩 1 Dec 1962, Villa 5-0 Bolton, Villa Park | Division One | 🟩 | 6th (+1) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Bill Ridding | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Bolton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟨 24 Nov 1962, Villa 2-2 United, Old Trafford | 🟩 3 Dec 1962, Villa 4-1 Norwich, Villa Park | 🟩 7 Apr 1962, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park | 🟥 20 Apr 1963, Villa 1-4 Bolton, Burnden Park | 10-4-6, 24 PTS | 7-3-10, 17 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 203 | 🕒 203 | 🟩 | 99 🟨 42 🟥 62 | 1.67 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB Cammie Fraser | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Ray Tinkler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2717 | 🟩 3 Dec 1962, Villa 4-1 Norwich, Villa Park | League Cup | 🟩 | Quarter Final | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Ron Ashman | 🏴 | (Caretaker) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Norwich XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 1 Dec 1962, Villa 5-0 Bolton, Villa Park | 🟨 8 Dec 1962, Villa 3-3 Leicester, Filbert Street | 🟩 7 May 1938, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park | 🟥 19 August 1967, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Carrow Road. | Joe Mercer | League Cup | 204 | 🕒 204 | 🟩 | 100 🟨 42 🟥 62 | 1.68 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB Cammie Fraser | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2718 | 🟨 8 Dec 1962, Villa 3-3 Leicester, Filbert Street | Division One | 🟨 | 5th (+1) | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Matt Gillies | 🏴 | | No Substitutions Permitted in Period | Leicester XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟩 3 Dec 1962, Villa 4-1 Norwich, Villa Park | 🟨 15 Dec 1962, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park | 🟩 21 Apr 1962, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Villa Park | 🟩 15 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Leicester, Villa Park | 10-5-6, 25 PTS | 10-7-4, 27 PTS | Joe Mercer | League | 205 | 🕒 205 | 🟩 | 100 🟨 43 🟥 62 | 1.67 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | | FB Cammie Fraser | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | | M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Ken Dagnall |