Game #2756
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 25 September 1963


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

Barnsley

Assist(s) | Phil Woosnam | 6' |
🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park


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

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

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


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1911-12
🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


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


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 243 | 🟩 | 112 🟨 50 🟥 81 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

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

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 |
🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964

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 | 🏴 |

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 | 🏴 |
🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS

Barnsley XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 25 Sep 1963, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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


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


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

