1962–63 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season Aston Villa 1962–63 Joe Mercer Villa Park First Division 15th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Runner-up 1961-62 1963–64 Recent history of Aston Villa Aston Villa records and statistics The 1962–63 English football season was Aston Villa's 64th season in The Football League. Villa played in the First Division. Winning the League Cup in 1961 had been the recent pinnacle for the club. Decline would see them finish in 15th place in 1963.Ward, Adam, p. 97, "Mercer began to suffer ill health and in 1964 he left the club." The Big Freeze of 1962–1963, was one of the coldest winters on recordhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2008/09/04/bigfreeze63_feature.shtml BBC London summary and greatly affected Villa's season.🟩 12 Jan 1963, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker James Constant avfchistory.co.uk Football matches in the English and Scottish leagues suffered because of the severe effects of the winter weather. Some matches in the FA Cup were rescheduled ten or more times.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52002473 War, weather and working weeks: the previous times football has been halted in England BBC Sport 29 March 2020 Matches in the fifth and sixth rounds, scheduled for 16 February and 9 March respectively, were played on 16 and 30 March. A board known as the Pools Panel was set up to adjudicate postponed matches to provide the football pool results. From 15 December to 12 January, Villa completed no competitive matches. The delays occurred before under-soil heating became widespread at major venues. When the thaw arrived, a backlog of fixtures had to be hastily determined. The Football League season was extended by four weeks from its original finishing date of 27 April. The final league fixtures took place one day before the rescheduled FA Cup final. In the Second City derby both teams won their home fixture.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/all-the-matches All Aston Villa's Matches AVFC History There were debuts for Lew Chatterley (153), Phil Woosnam (106), Cammie Fraser (33), John Gavan (12),https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/john-gavan John Gavan, Villa Goalkeeper, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67 and George Graham (8).https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons Aston Villa's Seasons AVFC History First Division 1962–63 Football League First Division y AVL Matches DateOpponentVenueResultNoteScorers18 Aug 1962West HamH3–1—Derek Dougan 1', Jimmy MacEwan 2', Bobby Thomson 46' https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/league/1962-6320 Aug 1962TottenhamH2–1—Derek Dougan 51', 52'25 Aug 1962Manchester CityA2–0—Bobby Thomson 63', Harry Burrows 70'29 Aug 1962TottenhamA2–4—Derek Dougan 61', Alan Deakin 80'1 Sep 1962BlackpoolH1–1—Jimmy MacEwan 18'4 Sep 1962ArsenalA2–1—Bobby Thomson 6', 25'8 Sep 1962BlackburnA1–4—Harry Burrows 42'10 Sep 1962ArsenalH3–1—Bobby Thomson, Harry Burrows, Jimmy MacEwan15 Sep 1962Sheffield UnitedH1–2—Own goal 83'22 Sep 1962Nottingham ForestA1–3—Harry Burrows 88' (pen)29 Sep 1962Ipswich TownH4–2—Ron Wylie 2', Bobby Thomson 20', 69', Derek Dougan 61'6 Oct 1962West Bromwich AlbionH2–0—Alan Baker 10', Harry Burrows 58' (pen)13 Oct 1962EvertonA1–1—Alan Baker 77'20 Oct 1962OrientH1–0—Harry Burrows 77' https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/270927 Oct 1962Birmingham CityA2–3—Alan O’Neill 55', Harry Burrows 60' (pen) https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/27103 Nov 1962FulhamH1–2—Harry Burrows 83' (pen) https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/271110 Nov 1962Sheffield WednesdayA0–0—— https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/271217 Nov 1962BurnleyH2–1—Harry Burrows 7', Derek Dougan 20' https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/271424 Nov 1962Manchester UnitedA2–2—Own goal 5', Derek Dougan 52' https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/27151 Dec 1962BoltonH5–0—Harry Burrows 12', Jimmy MacEwan 60', 77', Bobby Thomson 62', Derek Dougan 72' https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/27168 Dec 1962Leicester CityA3–3—Own goal 1', Jimmy MacEwan 19', Harry Burrows 56' https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/271815 Dec 1962West HamA1–1—Bobby Thomson 65'19 Jan 1963BlackburnH0–0——13 Feb 1963LiverpoolA0–4——9 Mar 1963OrientA2–0—Phil Woosnam 7', Ron Wylie 37'16 Mar 1963Birmingham CityH4–0—Phil Woosnam 23', Alan Deakin 27', Alan Baker 31', Harry Burrows 51' (pen)23 Mar 1963FulhamA0–1—— https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/272729 Mar 1963BlackpoolA0–4—— https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/27281 Apr 1963EvertonH0–2—— https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/27296 Apr 1963BurnleyA1–3—Vic Crowe 19' https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/27309 Apr 1963Manchester UnitedH1–2—Bobby Thomson 75' https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/273113 Apr 1963Sheffield WednesdayH0–2—— https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/273215 Apr 1963WolvesA1–3—Own goal 44' https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/273416 Apr 1963WolvesH0–2—— https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/273520 Apr 1963BoltonA1–4—Harry Burrows1 May 1963Sheffield UnitedA1–2—Harry Burrows 38'4 May 1963Nottingham ForestH0–2——8 May 1963Manchester CityH3–1—Alan Baker 15', Harry Burrows 21' (pen), 23' (pen)11 May 1963West Bromwich AlbionA0–1——15 May 1963Leicester CityH3–1—Cammie Fraser 67', Derek Dougan 69', Gordon Lee 79'18 May 1963LiverpoolH2–0—George Graham 78', Bobby Thomson 84'21 May 1963Ipswich TownA1–1—Bobby Thomson 69' FA Cup 1962–63 FA Cup Third round The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 5 January 1963, but due to the Big Freeze of 1963, only three games were completed at this date.http://archive.timesonline.co.uk/tol/viewArticle.arc?toDate=1963-01-08&fromDate=1963-01-07&currentPageNumber=1&resultsPerPage=10&sortBy=default&offset=0&viewName=&addFilters=&removeFilters=&addCat=&queryKeywords=Preston&sectionId=1040&currPgSmartSet=1&pageId=ARCHIVE-The_Times-1963-01-07-03&articleId=ARCHIVE-The_Times-1963-01-07-03-003&xmlpath=&pubId=17&totalResults=2&addRefineFilters=&removeRefineFilters=&addRefineCat=&next_Page=false&prev_Page=false&date_dd_From=7&date_mm_From=01&date_yyyy_From=1963&date_dd_to_range=8&date_mm_to_range=01&date_yyyy_to_range=1963&date_dd_from_precise=7&date_mm_from_precise=01&date_yyyy_from_precise=1963&isDateSearch=false&dateSearchType=range&refineQuerykeywordText= The Times Archive 2008-09-09 Times Newspapers Ltd. 1963-01-07 LondonSeptember 2024 medicmedicReplay The Big Freeze 1962–63 CNET Networks, Inc (Article originally published by The Independent on Sunday) 2003-01-19 The bulk of matches were not completed until February and March, with the final non-replay tie being played on 7 March. There were nine replays in total, of which the earliest possible playing date was 30 January, and the latest the 11 March. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Bristol City1–1Aston Villa16 January 1963ReplayAston Villa3–2Bristol City7 March 1963 Fourth round The matches were originally scheduled for Saturday, 26 January 1963, but due to the earlier, ongoing problems with the winter of 1963, most of the third-round games had still not been played and only one tie, the Burnley – Liverpool match, was able to be played on that day. This and three other games went to replays, with the Portsmouth – Coventry City match requiring a second replay, which was the last match of the round. Gravesend & Northfleet was the last non-league club left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate10Manchester United1–0Aston Villa11 March 1963 League Cup 1962–63 League Cup Second round Home team Score Away team Date Aston Villa 6–1 Peterborough United 24-09-1962 Third round Home team Score Away team Date Aston Villa 3–1 Stoke City 17-10-1962 Fourth round Home team Score Away team Date Aston Villa 6–2 Preston North End 12-11-1962 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park Fifth round Home team Score Away team Date Aston Villa 4–1 Norwich City 03-12-1962 Semi-finals - First leg Home team Score Away team Date Sunderland 1–3 Aston Villa 12-01-1963 Second leg Home team Score Away team Date Agg Aston Villa 0–0 Sunderland 22-04-1963 3–1 Final Second City Derby 28--19--22 1961–62 1963-64 1963 Football League Cup Final The final was played over two legs. The first leg was held at St Andrew's, Birmingham on 23 May 1963 and the second leg was held at Villa Park, Birmingham, on 27 May 1963. 23 May 1963 Birmingham City 3–1 Summary Aston Villa Bloomfield Leek Thomson St Andrew's, Birmingham 31,580 E. Crawford 27 May 1963 Aston Villa 0–0 Summary Birmingham City Villa Park, Birmingham 37,921 A.W. Sparling Birmingham City won 3–1 on aggregate. References Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons Aston Villa F.C. season