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
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
🟩 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 | 🏴 | #493 | £20,000 signing from Partick Thistle
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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
🟩 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
🕒 163 | 🟩 | 77 🟨 36 🟥 50 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 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
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
🟩 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
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 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

