Game #2740
Aston Villa
13-7-18, 33 PTS
Wednesday, 8 May 1963
Won
16th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Manchester City
9-10-20, 28 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 17,707
🟩 8 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1
Manchester City
Assist(s) | Derek Dougan | 15' |
🟩 8 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 8 May 1963
⚽ | 15' Goal, 1-0, Alan Baker, Assist by Derek Dougan
⚽ | 21' Goal, 2-0, Harry Burrows, pen
⚽ | 23' Goal, 3-0, Harry Burrows, pen
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-3 Manchester City
💥 | 49' Missed Penalty, Harry Burrows
🥅 | 75' Goal, 1-3, (Manchester City), Peter Dobing
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-3 Manchester City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 8 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 8 May 1963
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Manchester City
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1955-56
Aston Villa
Manchester City
🟩 8 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #230 |
Wednesday, 8 May 1963
🟩 8 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 227 | 🟩 | 105 🟨 47 🟥 75 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟩 8 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
🟩 8 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Sims, Alan Baker, Cammie Fraser and Phil Woosnam replace Geoff Sidebottom, Tommy Ewing, Bobby Thomson and Alan Deakin as Joe Mercer attempts to end a record setting run of eleven consecutive League defeats.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.42 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | 31.77 |
Youngest Player |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 | 18.24 |
🟩 8 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
FB Cammie Fraser | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Les McDowall | 🏴 |
Manchester City
GK Harry Dowd | 🏴 |
RB Bill Leivers | 🏴 |
LB Cliff Sear | 🏴 |
M Bobby Kennedy | 🏴 |
M Alan Oakes | 🏴 |
M Dave Wagstaffe | 🏴 |
F Peter Dobing | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Joe Hayes | 🏴 |
CF Alex Harley | 🏴 |
CF Matt Gray | 🏴 |
CF Alf Wood | 🏴 |
🟩 8 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 8 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, 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
🟩 8 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
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🟩 8 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Manchester City XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 8 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 8 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injured | 1 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 8 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 8 May 1963, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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