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Game #2756

Aston Villa

Wednesday, 25 September 1963

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Won

2nd Round

Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩

League Cup

Barnsley

Villa Park

Attendance: 10,679

🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park

Aston Villa

3-1

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Barnsley

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🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE

Wednesday, 25 September 1963

⚽ | 2' Goal, 1-0, Tony Hateley
⚽ | 6' Goal, 2-0, Alan Baker, Assist by Phil Woosnam
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Barnsley
🥅 | 63' Goal, 2-1, (Barnsley), Eddie O'Hara
⚽ | 83' Goal, 3-1, Harry Burrows
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Barnsley

Match Statistics

Not recorded

Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution

🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY

Wednesday, 25 September 1963

  • Villa make a professional job of getting past third division Barnsley in the League Cup but miss out on an emphatic win having been two up inside the first six minutes.

  • Joe Mercer's Villa make it successive wins for the first time this season as they beat division three side Barnsley in the League Cup second round at Villa Park.

🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

None

FINAL APPEARANCES

None

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61

Barnsley

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1911-12

FIXTURE HISTORY

Barnsley

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Previous 5 vs. Barnsley: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #10 |
Manager Game | #246 |
Wednesday, 25 September 1963

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🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964

🕒 243 | 🟩 | 112 🟨 50 🟥 81 | 1.59

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Unknown
Cards: None

REFEREE PROFILE

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS

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None

CARDS

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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Joe Mercer names the same line up for a fourth successive game.

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.54 |

Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 34.53 |

Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 17.01 |

Referee

🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park

MANAGER

Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964

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Aston Villa

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 🔥 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

MANAGER

Johnny Steele | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Barnsley

GK Bobby Williamson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Alan Hopper | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Eric Winstanley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Billy Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Eric Brookes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
WH Bobby Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
IF George Kerr | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
IF Alan Murray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jimmy Sheavills | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Eddie O'Hara | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Tony Leighton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Line Ups

🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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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

Squad Bios

🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS

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Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 11/11

SQUAD STATS

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Barnsley XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 11/11

🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park

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None

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

Unavailable

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park

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