Game #2588
Aston Villa
1-0-2, 2 PTS
Saturday, 27 August 1960


Lost
16th (-3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Blackpool
1-1-1, 3 PTS
Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 16,821
🟥 27 Aug 1960, Villa 3-5 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
Blackpool
5-3

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 66' |
🟥 27 Aug 1960, Villa 3-5 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 August 1960
🥅 | 3' Goal, 0-1, (Blackpool), Arthur Kaye
🥅 | 13' Goal, 0-2, (Blackpool), Jackie Mudie
🥅 | 25' Goal, 0-3, (Blackpool), Ray Charnley
🥅 | 35' Goal, 0-4, (Blackpool), Dave Durie
🕒 | HT Blackpool 4-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 60' Goal, 1-4, Peter McParland
🥅 | 63' Goal, 1-5, (Blackpool), Ray Charnley
⚽ | 66' Goal, 2-5, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Peter McParland
⚽ | 79' Goal, 3-5, Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | FT Blackpool 5-3 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
🟥 27 Aug 1960, Villa 3-5 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 August 1960
Villa are hit for five for the second consecutive match as a Stanley Matthews inspired Blackpool show no mercy for Joe Mercer's newly promoted side.
Joe Mercer's Villa concede five for the second successive League game and life back in the top flight looks significantly more challenging than it had after the opening day win over Chelsea. Villa had now conceded twelve goals in three games but had managed to score eight over the same period suggesting goals for were not going to be the problem. As a result of the defeat by the seaside Joe Mercer makes it fourteen losses in thirty one top flight matches as Villa boss and makes it a win and two defeats in three division one games so far this season.
🟥 27 Aug 1960, Villa 3-5 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Blackpool


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1952-53
🟥 27 Aug 1960, Villa 3-5 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #78 |
Saturday, 27 August 1960
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🟥 27 Aug 1960, Villa 3-5 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: H Callaghan | 🏴 | Stockport, -1960
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 3-5
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 75 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 14 🟥 22 | 1.75
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 27 Aug 1960, Villa 3-5 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: H. Callaghan | 🏴 | Stockport, -1960
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
REFEREE PROFILE
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
🟥 27 Aug 1960, Villa 3-5 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Kevin Keelan and Harry Burrows replace Nigel Sims and Ron Wylie.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.92 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 32.21 |
Youngest Player |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 19.46 |
🟥 27 Aug 1960, Villa 3-5 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964

Aston Villa
GK Kevin Keelan | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Ron Suart | 🏴 |

Blackpool
GK Tony Waiters | 🏴 |
LB Barrie Martin | 🏴 |
CB Roy Gratrix | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
M Leslie Lea | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Kelly | 🏴 |
W Stanley Matthews | 🏴 |
W Arthur Kaye | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Dave Durie | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ray Charnley | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Jackie Mudie | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 27 Aug 1960, Villa 3-5 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 27 Aug 1960, Villa 3-5 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
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
🟥 27 Aug 1960, Villa 3-5 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 27 Aug 1960, Villa 3-5 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
SQUAD STATS

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

Blackpool XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 27 Aug 1960, Villa 3-5 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 27 Aug 1960, Villa 3-5 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟥 27 Aug 1960, Villa 3-5 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 27 Aug 1960, Villa 3-5 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 27 Aug 1960, Villa 3-5 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road

