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.

[4] with the fifth verse: 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), Bob Wilson (9), and Stan Horne (6).

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