Game #2769
Aston Villa
7-3-11, 17 PTS
Saturday, 7 December 1963
Drew
19th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨
Division One
Leicester City
6-8-7, 20 PTS
Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,402
🟨 7 Dec 1963, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
Leicester City
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟨 7 Dec 1963, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 December 1963
🟢 | 1' Debut, Stan Horne
💥 | 17' Player leaves field of play with injury, (Leicester City), Ian King
💥 | 32' Player returns to field of play, (Leicester City), Ian King
🕒 | HT Leicester City 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Leicester City 0-0 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 7 December 1963
Joe Mercer's Villa fail to score for the third successive match and the eighth time in thirteen to make it seven wins, three draws and eleven defeats in twenty one League games.
Villa secure a second successive goalless draw to remain 19th in the table.
Midfielder Stan Horne made his Villa debut after joining from Bampton Youth club in August 1960.
🟨 7 Dec 1963, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Stan Horne | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 7 Dec 1963, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #259 |
Saturday, 7 December 1963
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🟨 7 Dec 1963, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Arthur Sparling | 🏴 | Grimsby, -1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 256 | 🟩 | 115 🟨 52 🟥 89 | 1.55
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟨 7 Dec 1963, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Sparling | 🏴 | Grimsby, 1957-1966
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 27 May 1963, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
Cards: None
🟨 7 Dec 1963, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer hands Stan Horne his debut in place of Ron Wylie.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.36 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 34.73 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 17.21 |
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MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Stan Horne | 🏴 | 🟢 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Matt Gillies | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK Gordon Banks | 🏴 |
D Len Chalmers | 🏴 |
CB Frank McLintock | 🏴 |
CB Graham Cross | 🏴 |
CB Ian King | 🏴 |
LB Richie Norman | 🏴 |
M Colin Appleton | 🏴 |
M Bobby Roberts | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Goodfellow | 🏴 |
M Tom Sweenie | 🏴 |
W Billy Hodgson | 🏴 |
🟨 7 Dec 1963, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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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
🟨 7 Dec 1963, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
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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SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Leicester XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟨 7 Dec 1963, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 7 Dec 1963, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 7 Dec 1963, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 7 Dec 1963, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 7 Dec 1963, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street