Game #2592
Aston Villa
Saturday, 10 September 1960
Lost
11th (-4)
LWWDL
Division One
Attendance: 22,300
Blackburn Rovers
Ewood Park
Blackburn Rovers
4-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored his eighth in seven but Villa lose on the road again, Saturday, 10 September 1960.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 September 1960
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa lose for the first time in four games as they lose away from home for the third time in four. As a result, Villa make it three wins, all at home, a draw and three defeats, all away, in seven games following their return to the top flight.
Aston Villa
Blackburn Rovers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1927–28
FIXTURE HISTORY
Blackburn Rovers
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #82 |
Saturday, 10 September 1960
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-4 |
Last 5 Games | LWWDL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Blackburn Rovers
TEAM NEWS
Harry Burrows replaces Jimmy Adam.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.88 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 32.25 |
Youngest Player |
W Harry Burrows | 19.50 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
FB Stan Lynn |
FB John Neal |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Vic Crowe |
M Pat Saward |
W Jimmy MacEwan |
W Harry Burrows |
F Bobby Thomson |
F Gerry Hitchens |
F Ron Wylie |
Blackburn Rovers
Jones, Woods, England, Clayton, McGrath, Dobing (g), Pickering, Crowe (g), MacLeod, Douglas, Dougan (ex) (g) (g). Manager: Jack Marshall.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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