Villa Matches Refereed by
R. E. Smith
🟨 22 Apr 1963, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
R. E. Smith
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Game #2737
League Cup
Semi Final
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962 🆘
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
Villa Cards
None
Sunderland
None
Referee Record
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962 🆘
🆘 Decided a goal-saving handball was outside the area to give a free-kick rather than the penalty
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Starting XI
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
W Tommy Ewing | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
F Ken Fencott | 🏴 |
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Sunderland
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Sunderland
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟥 3 Nov 1962, Villa 1-2 Fulham, Villa Park
R. E. Smith
Scorer(s) | Harry Burrows (pen) | 83' |
Assist(s) | None
Game #2711
Division One
7th (-1)
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Villa Cards
None
Fulham
None
Referee Record
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Starting XI
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tommy Ewing | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 8' Goal, 0-1, (Fulham), Jackie Henderson
💥 | 10' Player left field of play with injury, Bill Dodgin
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Fulham
🥅 | 68' Goal, 0-2, (Fulham), Stan Brown
⚽ | 83' Goal, 1-2, Harry Burrows, pen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Fulham
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 2 Oct 1961, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park
R. E. Smith
Scorer(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 11' |
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 11' |
Game #2655
Division One
10th (+8)
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Villa Cards
None
Wolverhampton Wanderers
None
Referee Record
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Starting XI
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 11' Goal, 1-0, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 6 Feb 1961, Villa 5-3 Plymouth, Home Park
R. E. Smith
Scorer(s) | Harry Burrows | 45’ | Alan O’Neill | 59’ | Gerry Hitchens | 63’ | 70’ | 88’ |
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 59’ | 63’ | Harry Burrows | 88’ |
Game #2622
League Cup
4th Round
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962 🆘
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Villa Cards
None
Plymouth Argyle
None
Referee Record
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962 🆘
🆘 Letting two players score a penalty in one of the most remarkable misunderstanding of the rules by an official until September 2002 at St Andrews'.
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Starting XI
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Alan O’Neill | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 11’ Goal, 0-1, (Plymouth Argyle), Wilf Carter
💥 | 35' Penalty awarded to Plymouth Argyle for handball by Vic Crowe
💥 | 35' Nigel Sims saves Wilf Carter penalty
💥 | 36' Referee Smith orders retake due to encroachment
💥 | 36' Carter on penalty spot passed to Johnny Newman who scores past Sims
🥅 | 36' Goal, 0-2, (Plymouth Argyle, pen), Johnny Newman
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 1-2, Harry Burrows
🕒 | HT Plymouth Argyle 2-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 59’ Goal, 2-2, Alan O’Neill, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
⚽ | 63’ Goal, 3-2, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
⚽ | 70’ Goal, 4-2, Gerry Hitchens
🥅 | Goal, 4-3, (Plymouth Argyle), Johnny Williams
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 5-3, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Harry Burrows
🕒 | FT Plymouth Argyle 3-5 Aston Villa
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
R. E. Smith
Scorer(s) | Harry Burrows | 33' | Bobby Thomson | 52' | Jimmy MacEwan | 64' |
Assist(s) | Bobby Thomson | 33' | Gerry Hitchens | 52' |
Game #2594
Division One
8th (-2)
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Villa Cards
None
Manchester United
🟨
Referee Record
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
Starting XI
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Terry Morrall | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 33' Goal, 1-0, Harry Burrows, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester United
⚽ | 52' Goal, 2-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🥅 | 56' Goal, 2-1, (Manchester United), Dennis Viollet
⚽ | 64' Goal, 3-1, Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Manchester United
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 17 Oct 1959, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
R. E. Smith
Scorer(s) | Stan Lynn | 66' |
Assist(s) | None
Game #2552
Division Two
1st (-)
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
Villa Cards
None
Middlesbrough
None
Referee Record
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Starting XI
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Middlesbrough
⚽ | 67' Goal, 1-0, Stan Lynn
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 22 Nov 1958, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
R. E. Smith
Scorer(s) | Les Smith (pen) | 24' | Peter McParland | 26' |
Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 26' |
Game #2509
Division One
22nd (-)
Manager: Management Committee 1958 (Caretaker)
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Villa Cards
None
Preston North End
None
Referee Record
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Starting XI
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔥 |
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1' Debut, Ron Wylie
⚽ | 24' Goal, 1-0, Les Smith (pen)
⚽ | 26' Goal, 2-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Ron Wylie
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Preston North End
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Preston North End
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period