Game #2700
Aston Villa
4-1-2, 9 PTS
Saturday, 8 September 1962
Lost
5th (-4)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division One
Blackburn Rovers
2-3-2, 7 PTS
Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,100
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
Blackburn Rovers
4-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 September 1962
🥅 | 7' Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Bryan Douglas
🥅 | 39' Goal, 0-2, (Blackburn Rovers), Bryan Douglas
⚽ | 42' Goal, 1-2, Harry Burrows
🕒 | HT Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 65' Goal, 1-3, (Blackburn Rovers), Fred Pickering
🥅 | 88' Goal, 1-4, (Blackburn Rovers), Ian Lawther
🕒 | FT Blackburn Rovers 4-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 September 1962
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 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
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #190 |
Saturday, 8 September 1962
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🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: T. Reynolds | 🏴 | South Stanley, -1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 187 | 🟩 | 90 🟨 39 🟥 58 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: T. Reynolds | 🏴 | South Stanley, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gordon Lee and Derek Dougan replace John Neal and Ron Wylie
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.38 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 33.49 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 18.22 |
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
MANAGER
Jack Marshall | 🏴 |
Blackburn Rovers
GK Fred Else | 🏴 |
RB Keith Newton | 🏴 |
CB Matt Woods | 🏴 |
RB Ken Taylor | 🏴 |
RB John Bray | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
M Ronnie Clayton | 🏴 |
W Barrie Ratcliffe | 🏴 |
W Bryan Douglas | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Fred Pickering | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Ian Lawther | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 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
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 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 | |
|---|---|
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Blackburn XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood Park