Game #2653
Aston Villa
3-2-3, 8 PTS
Saturday, 23 September 1961
Won
14th (+4)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 34,035
Blackpool
Villa Park
2-3-5, 7 PTS
Aston Villa
5-0
Blackpool
Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 41' | Peter McParland | 60' | Norman Ashe | 75' | Mike Tindall | 87' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa win by 5 to nothing in a performance nowhere near that which they put in on Monday when they were mystifyingly held to a draw by an over-run Manchester United. No one was complaining though as Villa rose to 14th with a team of youngsters showing huge potential.
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored a hat-trick as Villa hammer Blackpool for their third League win of the season, Saturday, 23 September 1961.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 September 1961
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Harry Burrows
⚽ | 41' Goal, 2-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Ron Wylie
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Blackpool
⚽ | 60' Goal, 3-0, Harry Burrows, Assist by Peter McParland
⚽ | 75' Goal, 4-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Norman Ashe
⚽ | 87' Goal, 5-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Mike Tindall
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-0 Blackpool
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa record their biggest win of the season to date to make it three wins, two draws and three defeats in eight Division One games this season.
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
FIXTURE HISTORY
Blackpool
Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #143 |
Saturday, 23 September 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴 | Bristol, -1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 140 | 🟩 | 67 🟨 32 🟥 41 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴 | Bristol, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Gilbert Pullin
CARDS
Villa
None
Blackpool
None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.20 |
Oldest Player |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 29.67 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.59 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Norman Ashe | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | 🔥 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Ron Suart | 🏴 |
Blackpool
GK Gordon West | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
CB Roy Gratrix | 🏴 |
LB Barrie Martin | 🏴 |
M Peter Hauser | 🇿🇦 |
M Bruce Crawford | 🏴 |
W Ray Parry | 🏴 |
W Mandy Hill | 🏴 |
F Bill Perry | 🏴 |
F Dave Durie | 🏴 |
F Ray Charnley | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
Blackpool XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injured | 2 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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