1963–64 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1963–64 season
Manager	Joe Mercer
Stadium	Villa Park
First Division	19th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Third round

The 1963–64 English football season was Aston Villa's 65th 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. Although Villa finished seventh in 1961–62, the following season saw the beginning of a decline in form that would see them finish in 15th place in 1963 and fourth from the bottom in 1964. Manager Joe Mercer parted company with the club in July 1964 because of these results and his declining health.^[1]

John Lennon's In His Own Write received critical acclaim when published in 1964,^[2] with favourable reviews in London's The Sunday Times and The Observer.^[3] Among the most popular poems in the collection was "Deaf Ted, Danoota, (and me)".^[4] with the fifth verse:

Thorg Billy grows and Burnley ten,

And Aston Villa three

We clobber ever gallup

Deaf Ted, Danoota, and me.^[5]

In the Second City derby Villa lost the home fixture but held Birmingham to a draw at St Andrews.^[6]

There were debuts for Mick Wright (282), Tony Hateley (127), Dave Pountney (113), Graham Parker (21),^[7] Bob Wilson (9), and Stan Horne (6).^[8]

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
17	Stoke City	42	14	10	18	77	78	0.987	38
18	Blackpool	42	13	9	20	52	73	0.712	35
19	Aston Villa	42	11	12	19	62	71	0.873	34
20	Birmingham City	42	11	7	24	54	92	0.587	29
21	Bolton Wanderers (R)	42	10	8	24	48	80	0.600	28	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Note	Scorers
24 Aug 1963	Nottingham Forest	A	1–0	21-year-old Hateley scores the winner on his debut.^[9]	Tony Hateley 26' ^[10]
26 Aug 1963	Stoke City	H	1–3	—	Tony Hateley ^[11]
31 Aug 1963	Blackburn	H	1–2	—	Own goal 74' ^[12]
4 Sep 1963	Stoke City	A	2–2	—	Harry Burrows 39', Tony Hateley 83' ^[13]
7 Sep 1963	Blackpool	A	4–0	—	Alan Deakin 16', Harry Burrows 42', 56', 67' ^[14]
10 Sep 1963	Arsenal	A	0–3	—	— ^[15]
14 Sep 1963	Chelsea	H	2–0	—	Jimmy MacEwan 13', Tony Hateley 79' ^[16]
16 Sep 1963	Tottenham	H	2–4	—	Own goal 33', Alan Baker ^[17]
21 Sep 1963	West Ham	A	1–0	—	Harry Burrows 11' ^[18]
28 Sep 1963	Sheffield United	H	0–1	—	—
5 Oct 1963	Liverpool	A	2–5	—	Tony Hateley 34', 44'
7 Oct 1963	Everton	H	0–1	—	—
12 Oct 1963	West Bromwich Albion	A	3–4	—	Own goal 21', Mike Tindall 22', Tony Hateley 88'
19 Oct 1963	Arsenal	H	2–1	—	Tony Hateley 57' (pen), 85'
26 Oct 1963	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–1	—	—
2 Nov 1963	Bolton	H	3–0	—	Tommy Ewing 47', Harry Burrows 54', 77'
9 Nov 1963	Fulham	A	0–2	—	—
16 Nov 1963	Manchester United	H	4–0	—	Tony Hateley 1', 52', Alan Deakin 17', Harry Burrows 89'
23 Nov 1963	Burnley	A	0–2	—	—
30 Nov 1963	Ipswich Town	H	0–0	—	—
7 Dec 1963	Leicester City	A	0–0	—	—
14 Dec 1963	Nottingham Forest	H	3–0	—	Harry Burrows 24', Jimmy MacEwan 25', Own goal 36'
21 Dec 1963	Blackburn	A	0–2	—	—
26 Dec 1963	Wolves	A	3–3	—	Dave Pountney 68', Vic Crowe 75', Tony Hateley 90'
28 Dec 1963	Wolves	H	2–2	—	Harry Burrows 32', 48'
11 Jan 1964	Blackpool	H	3–1	—	Phil Woosnam 27', 89', Tony Hateley 65'
18 Jan 1964	Chelsea	A	0–1	—	—
25 Jan 1964	Tottenham	A	1–3	—	Harry Burrows 82' (pen)
1 Feb 1964	West Ham	H	2–2	—	Harry Burrows 10', Phil Woosnam 49'
8 Feb 1964	Sheffield United	A	1–1	—	Ron Wylie 7'
19 Feb 1964	Liverpool	H	2–2	—	Ron Wylie 5', Harry Burrows 9'
22 Feb 1964	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–0	—	Phil Woosnam 81'
28 Feb 1964	Everton	A	2–4	—	Harry Burrows 6', George Graham 75'
7 Mar 1964	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2–2	—	Tony Hateley 6', Charlie Aitken 83'
21 Mar 1964	Fulham	H	2–2	—	Harry Burrows 35', Mike Tindall 69'
28 Mar 1964	Bolton	A	1–1	—	Tony Hateley 20'
30 Mar 1964	Birmingham City	H	0–3	—	—
31 Mar 1964	Birmingham City	A	3–3	—	Lew Chatterley 2', 30', Mike Tindall 13'
4 Apr 1964	Burnley	H	2–0	—	Tony Hateley 54', 58'
6 Apr 1964	Manchester United	A	0–1	—	—
11 Apr 1964	Ipswich Town	A	3–4	—	Dave Pountney 32', 82', Ron Wylie 61'
18 Apr 1964	Leicester City	H	1–3	—	Alan Deakin 75'^[9]

FA Cup

League Cup

References

^ Ward, Adam, p. 97, "Mercer began to suffer ill health and in 1964 he left the club."
^ Burns 2009, p. 221.
^ Savage 2010, p. viii.
^ Everett 2001, p. 218.
^ John Lennon, Beatalic Graphospasms, Saturday Evening Post, 1964
^ "All Aston Villa's Matches". AVFC History.
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/graham-parker
^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
^ ^a ^b https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/league/1963-64
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2747
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2748
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2749
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2750
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2751
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2752
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2753
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2754
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2755

Sources

Burns, Gary (2009). "Beatles news: product line extensions and the rock canon". In Womack, Kenneth (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to the Beatles. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 217–229. ISBN 978-0-521-68976-2.
Everett, Walter (2001). The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men through Rubber Soul. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-514105-4.
Savage, Jon (2010). Foreword. In His Own Write and A Spaniard in the Works. By Lennon, John. London: Vintage Books. pp. vii–x. ISBN 978-0-09-953042-8.

[1] Ward, Adam, p. 97, "Mercer began to suffer ill health and in 1964 he left the club."

[FOOTNOTEBurns2009221-2] Burns 2009, p. 221.

[FOOTNOTESavage2010viii-3] Savage 2010, p. viii.

[FOOTNOTEEverett2001218-4] Everett 2001, p. 218.

[5] John Lennon, Beatalic Graphospasms, Saturday Evening Post, 1964

[6] "All Aston Villa's Matches". AVFC History.

[7] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/graham-parker

[8] "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.

[avfc6364-9] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/league/1963-64

[10] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2747

[11] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2748

[12] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2749

[13] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2750

[14] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2751

[15] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2752

[16] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2753

[17] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2754

[18] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2755

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