Game #2771
Aston Villa
8-3-12, 19 PTS
Saturday, 21 December 1963
Lost
17th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division One
Blackburn Rovers
13-6-5, 32 PTS
Ewood Park
Attendance: 17,095
🟥 21 Dec 1963, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park
Blackburn Rovers
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 21 Dec 1963, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 December 1963
🥅 | 22' Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Fred Pickering
🕒 | HT Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 46' Goal, 0-2, (Blackburn Rovers), Fred Pickering
🕒 | FT Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 21 Dec 1963, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 December 1963
Villa's topsy turvy season continues to confound as they follow up a decent win with a poor performance and defeat at top of the table Blackburn.
Joe Mercer's Villa follow up their first win in four with defeat and fail to score for the ninth time in fifteen matches to make it eight wins, three draws and twelve defeats in twenty three League games.
🟥 21 Dec 1963, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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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
🟥 21 Dec 1963, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #261 |
Saturday, 21 December 1963
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🟥 21 Dec 1963, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 258 | 🟩 | 116 🟨 52 🟥 90 | 1.55
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟥 21 Dec 1963, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
🟥 21 Dec 1963, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for a third successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.40 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 34.77 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 17.25 |
🟥 21 Dec 1963, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Stan Horne | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jack Marshall | 🏴 |
Blackburn Rovers
GK Fred Else | 🏴 |
RB Keith Newton | 🏴 |
CB Mick McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Mike England | 🏴 |
RB John Bray | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
M Ronnie Clayton | 🏴 |
W Mike Harrison | 🏴 |
W Andy McEvoy | 🇮🇪 |
W Bryan Douglas | 🏴 |
CF Fred Pickering | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟥 21 Dec 1963, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 21 Dec 1963, Villa 0-2 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
🟥 21 Dec 1963, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 21 Dec 1963, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Blackburn XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟥 21 Dec 1963, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 21 Dec 1963, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 21 Dec 1963, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 21 Dec 1963, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 21 Dec 1963, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park