Game #2676
Aston Villa
10-6-11, 26 PTS
Saturday, 3 February 1962
Won
10th (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Blackburn Rovers
9-7-9, 25 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,740
🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Blackburn Rovers
Assist(s) | Jimmy McMorran | 26' |
🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 February 1962
🟢 | 1' Debut, Tommy Ewing
⚽ | 26' Goal, 1-0, Derek Dougan, Assist by Jimmy McMorran
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 3 February 1962
A single goal is enough to see off Blackburn and earn Villa a long awaited League win.
Joe Mercer’s Villa score a League goal and win for the first time in six to make it ten wins, six draws and eleven defeats in twenty seven Division One games this season.
Meanwhile, Tommy Ewing made his Villa debut aged 24 after joining from Patrick Thistle earlier this month.
🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 W Tommy Ewing | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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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
🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #166 |
Saturday, 3 February 1962
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🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Arthur Sparling | 🏴 | Grimsby, -1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 163 | 🟩 | 77 🟨 36 🟥 50 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Sparling | 🏴 | Grimsby, 1957-1966
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Cards: None
🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer hands Tommy Ewing his debut in place of Alfie Hale.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.36 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.89 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.95 |
🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
W Tommy Ewing | 🏴 | 🟢 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Jimmy McMorran | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Jack Marshall | 🏴 |
Blackburn Rovers
GK Fred Else | 🏴 |
RB Keith Newton | 🏴 |
CB Mick McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Matt Woods | 🏴 |
RB Ken Taylor | 🏴 |
M Ronnie Clayton | 🏴 |
W Barrie Ratcliffe | 🏴 |
W Bryan Douglas | 🏴 |
F John Byrom | 🏴 |
CF Ian Lawther | 🇬🇧 |
CF Fred Pickering | 🏴 |
🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa 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
🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Blackburn XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 3 Feb 1962, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park