Game #2784
Aston Villa
10-9-15, 29 PTS
Saturday, 7 March 1964


Drew
17th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
16-8-10, 40 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 13,922
🟨 7 Mar 1964, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-2

Sheffield Wednesday

Assist(s) | None
🟨 7 Mar 1964, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 March 1964
🟢 | 1' Debut, Bob Wilson
🥅 | 6' Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), David Layne
⚽ | 19' Goal, 1-1, Tony Hateley
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday
🥅 | 77' Goal, 1-2, (Sheffield Wednesday, pen), David Layne
⚽ | 83' Goal, 2-2, Charlie Aitken
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday
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
🟨 7 Mar 1964, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 7 March 1964
Villa draw in a far calmer game than the Goodison Park fixture last time out but fall to 17th in the table.
Joe Mercer's Villa draw for the fourth time in six to make it ten wins, nine draws and fifteen defeats in thirty four League games under Mercer.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Bob Wilson made his Villa debut aged 20 after joining from St Andrews Boys club in 1959.
🟨 7 Mar 1964, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 GK Bob Wilson | 🏴 | #504 | Youth team promotion
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
🟨 7 Mar 1964, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #274 |
Saturday, 7 March 1964
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🟨 7 Mar 1964, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 271 | 🟩 | 118 🟨 59 🟥 94 | 1.52
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 7 Mar 1964, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, 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
🟨 7 Mar 1964, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Bob Wilson (debut) and Tony Hateley replace Geoff Sidebottom and George Graham.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.47 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 34.98 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 20.04 |
🟨 7 Mar 1964, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964

Aston Villa
GK Bob Wilson | 🏴 | 🟢 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Vic Buckingham | 🏴 |

Sheffield Wednesday
GK Roy MacLaren | 🏴 |
LB Don Megson | 🏴 |
CB Peter Swan | 🏴 |
LH Gerry Young | 🏴 |
M Robin Hardy | 🏴 |
W Edwin Holliday | 🏴 |
W Alan Finney | 🏴 |
F Colin Dobson | 🏴 |
F Mark Pearson | 🏴 |
CF John Hickton | 🏴 |
CF David Layne | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟨 7 Mar 1964, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟨 7 Mar 1964, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, 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
🟨 7 Mar 1964, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, 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 🇺
🟨 7 Mar 1964, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

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

Wednesday XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟨 7 Mar 1964, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 7 Mar 1964, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 7 Mar 1964, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 7 Mar 1964, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 7 Mar 1964, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park

