Game #2653
Saturday, 23 September 1961
Attendance: 34,035
Won
Division One
10th (+6)
Blackpool
LWLDW
Villa Park
Aston Villa
5-0
Blackpool
Assist(s) | Not recorded
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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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
Blackpool
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 |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 5-0 |
Last 5 Games | LWLDW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Blackpool
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
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 |
Blackpool
West, Armfield, Martin, Gratrix, Hauser, Crawford, Parry, Durie, Hill, Perry, Charnley. Manager: Ron Suart.
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
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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