Game #2592
Aston Villa
3-1-3, 7 PTS
Saturday, 10 September 1960
Lost
11th (-3)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
Division One
Blackburn Rovers
4-1-2, 9 PTS
Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,300
🟥 10 Sep 1960, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
Blackburn Rovers
4-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 10 Sep 1960, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 September 1960
🥅 | 16' Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers, pen), Peter Dobing
🥅 | 38' Goal, 0-2, (Blackburn Rovers), Chris Crowe
⚽ | 42' Goal, 1-2, Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | HT Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 63' Goal, 1-3, (Blackburn Rovers), Derek Dougan
🥅 | 82' Goal, 1-4, (Blackburn Rovers), Derek Dougan
🕒 | FT Blackburn Rovers 4-1 Aston Villa
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
🟥 10 Sep 1960, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 10 September 1960
Villa fall to defeat at Ewood Park as they slump to 11th in the table.
Joe Mercer's Villa lose for the first time in four games as they lose away from home for the third time in four. As a result, Villa make it three wins, all at home, a draw and three defeats, all away, in seven games following their return to the top flight.
🟥 10 Sep 1960, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Blackburn Rovers
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1927–28
🟥 10 Sep 1960, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #82 |
Saturday, 10 September 1960
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🟥 10 Sep 1960, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: A. Hawcroft | 🏴 | Rotherham, 1960-1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 79 | 🟩 | 41 🟨 15 🟥 23 | 1.75
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 10 Sep 1960, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: A. Hawcroft | 🏴 | Rotherham, 1960-1961
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
🟥 10 Sep 1960, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Harry Burrows replaces Jimmy Adam.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.88 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.25 |
Youngest Player |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 19.50 |
🟥 10 Sep 1960, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jack Marshall | 🏴 |
Blackburn Rovers
GK Bobby Jones | 🏴 |
CB Matt Woods | 🏴 |
CB Mike England | 🏴 |
CB Mick McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M Ronnie Clayton | 🏴 |
W Chris Crowe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Ally MacLeod | 🏴 |
W Bryan Douglas | 🏴 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Peter Dobing | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Fred Pickering | 🏴 |
🟥 10 Sep 1960, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 10 Sep 1960, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
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
🟥 10 Sep 1960, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 10 Sep 1960, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Blackburn XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟥 10 Sep 1960, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 10 Sep 1960, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 10 Sep 1960, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 10 Sep 1960, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 10 Sep 1960, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood