Game #2763
Aston Villa
5-1-9, 11 PTS
Saturday, 26 October 1963


Lost
19th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
7-2-6, 16 PTS
Hillsborough
Attendance: 20,616
🟥 26 Oct 1963, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Sheffield Wednesday
1-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 26 Oct 1963, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 October 1963
🟢 | 1' Debut, Dave Pountney
🥅 | 39' Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Mark Pearson
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Aston Villa
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
🟥 26 Oct 1963, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 October 1963
Villa lose once again and fall back to 19th place.
Joe Mercer's Villa fail to score for the fourth time in seven and lose for the sixth time over that period to make it five wins, a draw and nine defeats in fifteen League games.
Meanwhile, midfielder Dave Pountney made his Villa debut after joining from Shrewsbury Town earlier this month.
🟥 26 Oct 1963, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Dave Pountney | 🏴 | #502 | £20,000 signing from Shrewsbury
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
Sheffield Wednesday


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1934–35
🟥 26 Oct 1963, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #253 |
Saturday, 26 October 1963
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🟥 26 Oct 1963, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Parr | 🏴 | Blackpool, 1962-1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 250 | 🟩 | 113 🟨 50 🟥 87 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Parr | 🏴 | Blackpool, 1962-1965
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 29 Sep 1962, Villa 4-2 Ipswich, Villa Park
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
🟥 26 Oct 1963, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer hands Dave Pountney his debut in place of Mike Tindall.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.76 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 34.62 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 17.10 |
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MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 | 🟢 |
W Tommy Ewing | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Vic Buckingham | 🏴 |

Sheffield Wednesday
GK Ron Springett | 🏴 |
LB Don Megson | 🏴 |
CB Peter Swan | 🏴 |
RB Brian Hill | 🏴 |
LH Gerry Young | 🏴 |
M John Quinn | 🏴 |
M Ton McAnearney | 🏴 |
W Alan Finney | 🏴 |
F Colin Dobson | 🏴 |
F Mark Pearson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Keith Ellis | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 26 Oct 1963, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
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
🟥 26 Oct 1963, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 26 Oct 1963, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
SQUAD STATS

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

Wednesday XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 26 Oct 1963, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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