Game #2677
Aston Villa
11-6-11, 28 PTS
Saturday, 10 February 1962


Won
9th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Blackpool
11-7-10, 29 PTS
Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 13,039
🟩 10 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Blackpool
1-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Harry Burrows | 58' | Jimmy MacEwan | 79' |
🟩 10 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 February 1962
🚑 | 12' Player injured on field of play, (Blackpool), Barrie Martin
🥅 | 28' Goal, 0-1, (Blackpool), Ray Parry
🕒 | HT Blackpool 1-0 Aston Villa
🚑 | 46' Player retires from field of play with injury, (Blackpool), Barrie Martin
⚽ | 58' Goal, 1-1, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Harry Burrows
⚽ | 79' Goal, 2-1, Jimmy McMorran, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | FT Blackpool 1-2 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
🟩 10 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 10 February 1962
Villa wipe the floor with Blackpool and find themselves behind. All possession no punch hurts Villa yet again but no matter, they get there in the end.
Joe Mercer’s Villa win consecutive League games and scored successive League goals for the first time since the first week of December to make it eleven wins, six draws and eleven defeats in twenty eight Division One games this season.
🟩 10 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
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
Blackpool


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952-53
🟩 10 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #167 |
Saturday, 10 February 1962
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🟩 10 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Harry Webb | 🏴 | Leeds, 1955-1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 164 | 🟩 | 78 🟨 36 🟥 50 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 10 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harry Webb | 🏴 | Leeds, 1955-1962
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 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alfie Hale replaces Tommy Ewing.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.17 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.91 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.97 |
🟩 10 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
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 Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
F Jimmy McMorran | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Alfie Hale | 🇮🇪 |
MANAGER
Ron Suart | 🏴 |

Blackpool
GK Tony Waiters | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
LB Barrie Martin | 🏴 | 🚑 | ❌ |
CB Roy Gratrix | 🏴 |
M Peter Hauser | 🇿🇦 |
M Bruce Crawford | 🏴 |
W Ray Parry | 🏴 |
F Dave Durie | 🏴 |
W Mandy Hill | 🏴 |
F Bill Perry | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ray Charnley | 🏴 |
🟩 10 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 10 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
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 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
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 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS

Blackpool XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟩 10 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 10 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 10 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 10 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 10 Feb 1962, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield

