Game #2653
Aston Villa
3-2-3, 8 PTS
Saturday, 23 September 1961


Won
14th (+4)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Blackpool
2-3-5, 7 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,035
🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park
Aston Villa
5-0

Blackpool

Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 41' | Peter McParland | 60' | Norman Ashe | 75' | Mike Tindall | 87' |
🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park


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
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
🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 September 1961
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.
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.
🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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
🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #143 |
Saturday, 23 September 1961
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🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴 | Bristol, 1951-1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 140 | 🟩 | 67 🟨 32 🟥 41 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴 | Bristol, 1951-1961
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.20 |
Oldest Player |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 29.67 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.59 |
🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964

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 | 🏴 |
🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa 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

🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

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

Blackpool XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injured | 2 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 23 Sep 1961, Villa 5-0 Blackpool, Villa Park

