Game #2727
Aston Villa
12-7-7, 31 PTS
Saturday, 16 March 1963
Won
7th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Birmingham City
6-8-12, 20 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 46,680
🟩 16 Mar 1963, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-0
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 23' | Phil Woosnam | 27' | Tommy Ewing | 31' |
🟩 16 Mar 1963, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 March 1963
⚽ | 23' Goal, 1-0, Phil Woosnam, Assist by Harry Burrows
⚽ | 27' Goal, 2-0, Alan Deakin, Assist by Phil Woosnam
⚽ | 31' Goal, 3-0, Alan Baker, Assist by Tommy Ewing
💥 | 33' Missed penalty, (Birmingham City), Stan Lynn
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Birmingham City
⚽ | 51' Goal, 4-0, Harry Burrows, pen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-0 Birmingham City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 16 Mar 1963, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 March 1963
🟩 16 Mar 1963, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
🟩 16 Mar 1963, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #217 |
Saturday, 16 March 1963
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🟩 16 Mar 1963, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Vince James | 🏴 | York, 1961-1974
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 214 | 🟩 | 104 🟨 46 🟥 64 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 16 Mar 1963, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Vince James | 🏴 | York, 1961-1974
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟩 16 Mar 1963, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Sleeuwenhoek, Alan Baker and Tommy Ewing replace Ron Wylie, Mike Tindall and Jimmy MacEwan.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.94 |
Oldest Player |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 31.14 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 18.74 |
🟩 16 Mar 1963, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
FB Cammie Fraser | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
W Tommy Ewing | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Gil Merrick | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Jimmy Schofield | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Smith | 🏴 |
D Terry Hennessey | 🏴 |
FB Colin Green | 🏴 |
LH Malcolm Beard | 🏴 |
M Bertie Auld | 🏴 |
W Mike Hellawell | 🏴 |
F Ken Leek | 🏴 |
CF Robin Stubbs | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Harris | 🏴 |
🟩 16 Mar 1963, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 16 Mar 1963, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟩 16 Mar 1963, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 16 Mar 1963, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Birmingham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 16 Mar 1963, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 16 Mar 1963, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 16 Mar 1963, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 Mar 1963, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 16 Mar 1963, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, Villa Park