Game #2651
Aston Villa
2-1-3, 5 PTS
Saturday, 16 September 1961
Lost
20th (-3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Blackburn Rovers
3-2-3, 8 PTS
Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,000
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
Blackburn Rovers
4-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 11' | Ron Wylie | 68' |
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 September 1961
⚽ | 11' Goal, 1-0, Mike Tindall, Assist by Harry Burrows
🕒 | HT Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 55' Goal, 1-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Ian Lawther
🥅 | 67' Goal, 1-2, (Blackburn Rovers), Ian Lawther
⚽ | 68' Goal, 2-2, Harry Burrows, Assist by Ron Wylie
🥅 | 85' Goal, 2-3, (Blackburn Rovers), Bryan Douglas
🥅 | 88' Goal, 2-4, (Blackburn Rovers), Bryan Douglas
🕒 | FT Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 September 1961
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Blackburn Rovers
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1927–28
Aston Villa
Blackburn Rovers
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #141 |
Saturday, 16 September 1961
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🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Tommy Langdale | 🏴 | Darlington, -1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 138 | 🟩 | 66 🟨 31 🟥 41 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tommy Langdale | 🏴 | Darlington, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.96 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 33.27 |
Youngest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 19.39 |
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
MANAGER
Jack Marshall | 🏴 |
Blackburn Rovers
GK Fred Else | 🏴 |
RB Keith Newton | 🏴 |
CB Matt Woods | 🏴 |
RB John Bray | 🏴 |
M Ronnie Clayton | 🏴 |
W Joe Haverty | 🇮🇪 |
W Chris Crowe | 🏴 |
W Andy McEvoy | 🇮🇪 |
W Bryan Douglas | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Roy Isherwood | 🏴 |
CF Ian Lawther | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
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
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Blackburn XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injured | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park