Game #2751
Aston Villa
2-1-2, 5 PTS
Saturday, 7 September 1963
Won
8th (+8)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Blackpool
1-1-3, 3 PTS
Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 16,885
🟩 7 Sep 1963, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Blackpool
0-4
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟩 7 Sep 1963, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 September 1963
🟢 | 1' Debut, Mick Wright
⚽ | 16' Goal, 1-0, Alan Deakin
⚽ | 42' Goal, 2-0, Harry Burrows
🕒 | HT Blackpool 0-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 56' Goal, 3-0, Harry Burrows
⚽ | 67' Goal, 4-0, Harry Burrows
💥 | Missed Penalty, Tony Hateley
🕒 | FT Blackpool 0-4 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
🟩 7 Sep 1963, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 7 September 1963
Villa hit four without reply and miss a penalty to put them on 5 points from 3 away games so far this season - their entire points haul.
Joe Mercer's Villa win for the first time in four to make it two wins, a draw and two defeats in the first five League games of the season.
Meanwhile, 16 year old right back Mick Wright made his Villa debut after joining from Mercer's old school in Ellesmere Port in July 1962.
🟩 7 Sep 1963, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | #501 | Youth team promotion
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
🟩 7 Sep 1963, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #241 |
Saturday, 7 September 1963
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🟩 7 Sep 1963, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 238 | 🟩 | 109 🟨 50 🟥 79 | 1.58
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 7 Sep 1963, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
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
🟩 7 Sep 1963, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer hands 16 year old right back Mick Wright his debut in place of Cammie Fraser.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.76 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | 32.10 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 16.96 |
🟩 7 Sep 1963, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 🟢 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Suart | 🏴 |
Blackpool
GK Tony Waiters | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
LB Barrie Martin | 🏴 |
CB Roy Gratrix | 🏴 |
CB John McPhee | 🏴 |
W Les Lea | 🏴 |
W Ray Parry | 🏴 |
F Dave Durie | 🏴 |
W Desmond Horne | 🇿🇦 |
CF Pat Quinn | 🏴 |
CF Ray Charnley | 🏴 |
🟩 7 Sep 1963, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 7 Sep 1963, Villa 4-0 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
🟩 7 Sep 1963, Villa 4-0 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 🇺
🟩 7 Sep 1963, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Blackpool XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟩 7 Sep 1963, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 7 Sep 1963, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 7 Sep 1963, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 7 Sep 1963, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 7 Sep 1963, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield