Game #2772
Aston Villa
8-4-12, 20 PTS
Thursday, 26 December 1963


Drew
17th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
8-7-9, 23 PTS
Molineux
Attendance: 27,569
🟨 26 Dec 1963, Villa 3-3 Wolves, Molineux
Wolves
3-3

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Charlie Aitken | 68' | Alan Deakin | 76' | Harry Burrows | 90' |
🟨 26 Dec 1963, Villa 3-3 Wolves, Molineux


MATCH TIMELINE
Thursday, 26 December 1963
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 55' Goal, 0-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Terry Wharton
🥅 | 58' Goal, 0-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ray Crawford
🥅 | 61' Goal, 0-3, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ray Crawford
⚽ | 68' Goal, 1-3, Dave Pountney, Assist by Charlie Aitken
⚽ | 76' Goal, 2-3, Vic Crowe, Assist by Alan Deakin
⚽ | 90' Goal, 3-3, Tony Hateley, Assist by Harry Burrows
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-3 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 Dec 1963, Villa 3-3 Wolves, Molineux

ON THIS DAY
Thursday, 26 December 1963
Villa, dominant throughout, ship three in six minutes to Wolves at Molineux before a stirring fightback into the last seconds rescues a draw.
Joe Mercer's Villa score three late at Molineux having come from three down to draw and make it eight wins, four draws and twelve defeats in twenty four League games.
🟨 26 Dec 1963, Villa 3-3 Wolves, Molineux

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
Wolverhampton Wanderers


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1959-60
🟨 26 Dec 1963, Villa 3-3 Wolves, Molineux
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #262 |
Thursday, 26 December 1963
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🟨 26 Dec 1963, Villa 3-3 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ernest Crawford | 🏴 | Doncaster, -1965 🆘
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 259 | 🟩 | 116 🟨 53 🟥 90 | 1.55
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 26 Dec 1963, Villa 3-3 Wolves, Molineux

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ernest Crawford | 🏴 | Doncaster, -1965 🆘
🆘 Left fans and players of both side perplexed after a Pountney goal was disallowed for 'offside' after 22'
Previous 5:
Last Match:
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 Dec 1963, Villa 3-3 Wolves, Molineux

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tommy Ewing replaces Stan Horne.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.11 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 34.79 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 17.26 |
🟨 26 Dec 1963, Villa 3-3 Wolves, Molineux
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tommy Ewing | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |

Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Jim Barron | 🏴 |
LB Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
D George Showell | 🏴 |
M Freddie Goodwin | 🏴 |
M John Kirkham | 🏴 |
M Ron Flowers | 🏴 |
M Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
W Terry Wharton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Alan Hinton | 🏴 |
W Chris Crowe | 🏴 |
CF Ray Crawford | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟨 26 Dec 1963, Villa 3-3 Wolves, Molineux
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟨 26 Dec 1963, Villa 3-3 Wolves, Molineux
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 Dec 1963, Villa 3-3 Wolves, Molineux

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 Dec 1963, Villa 3-3 Wolves, Molineux
SQUAD STATS

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

Wolves XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟨 26 Dec 1963, Villa 3-3 Wolves, Molineux
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 26 Dec 1963, Villa 3-3 Wolves, Molineux
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 26 Dec 1963, Villa 3-3 Wolves, Molineux


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 26 Dec 1963, Villa 3-3 Wolves, Molineux


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 26 Dec 1963, Villa 3-3 Wolves, Molineux

