Game #2651
Saturday, 16 September 1961
Attendance: 14,000
Lost
Division One
15th (-4)
Blackburn Rovers
WWLWL
Ewood Park
Blackburn Rovers
4-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Mike Tindall, scored his first goal for Villa on his second appearance but they lose for the third time in six League games this season, Saturday, 16 September 1961.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa return to League action to lose to Blackburn and make it two wins, one draw and three defeats in six Division One games this season as the season gets off to a stuttering start. Meanwhile, full back Stan Lynn made his final Villa appearance aged 33 before making the sad trip to Birmingham City in October 1961. Lynn played for Villa between 1950-51 and 1961-62 making 323 appearances and scoring 38 goals.
Aston Villa
Blackburn Rovers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1927–28
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #141 |
Saturday, 16 September 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 2-4 |
Last 5 Games | WWLWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Blackburn Rovers
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.96 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 33.27 |
Youngest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 19.39 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom |
LB Charlie Aitken |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Vic Crowe |
M Alan Deakin |
M Mike Tindall |
W Jimmy MacEwan |
W Harry Burrows |
F Ron Wylie |
F Peter McParland |
Blackburn Rovers
Else, Newton, Woods, Bray, Clayton. Isherwood, Havery, Lawther (g) (g), Crowe, McEvoy, Douglas (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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES