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
Blackburn Rovers
4-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
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
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
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 September 1962
Villa suffer their first real setback of the season as they are well beaten at Ewood Park in a strangely subdued performance.
Joe Mercer's Villa lose for the second time in four to make it four wins, a draw and two defeats in seven division one games so far in 1962-63.
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
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
Blackburn Rovers
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1927–28
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
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
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Tom Reynolds | 🏴 | South Stanley, 1961-1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 187 | 🟩 | 90 🟨 39 🟥 58 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tom Reynolds | 🏴 | South Stanley, 1961-1962
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
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
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
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
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 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
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 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 🇺
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Blackburn XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 8 Sep 1962, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood