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
Blackburn Rovers
4-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 11' | Ron Wylie | 68' |
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood
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
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
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 September 1961
All square with five minutes to go, Villa concede two and go down against Blackburn and slump to 20th in the table having played two less games than the rest of the League.
Joe Mercer’s Villa return to League action to lose to Blackburn and make it two wins, one draw and three defeats in six Division One games this season as the season gets off to a stuttering start.
Meanwhile, full back Stan Lynn made his final Villa appearance aged 33 before making the sad trip to Birmingham City in October 1961. Lynn played for Villa between 1950-51 and 1961-62 making 323 appearances and scoring 38 goals.
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 1950-61 🕒 324 | ✅ 324 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 40 | 🔥 9 | 🇺 - | #422 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood
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
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Tommy Langdale | 🏴 | Darlington, 1960-1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 138 | 🟩 | 66 🟨 31 🟥 41 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tommy Langdale | 🏴 | Darlington, 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
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood
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
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
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 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
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 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 🇺
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Blackburn XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood
UNAVAILABLE
Injured | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 16 Sep 1961, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Ewood