Game #2676
Aston Villa
10-6-11, 26 PTS
Saturday, 3 February 1962
Aston Villa
1-0
Blackburn Rovers
Division One
Blackburn Rovers
9-7-9, 25 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,740
Won
10th (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Jimmy McMorran | 26' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Derek Dougan, actually managed to score, Saturday, 3 February 1962.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 February 1962
🟢 | 1' Debut, Tommy Ewing
⚽ | 26' Goal, 1-0, Derek Dougan, Assist by Jimmy McMorran
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer’s Villa score a League goal and win for the first time in six to make it ten wins, six draws and eleven defeats in twenty seven Division One games this season.
Meanwhile, Tommy Ewing made his Villa debut aged 24 after joining from Patrick Thistle earlier this month.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Blackburn Rovers
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1927–28
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #166 |
Saturday, 3 February 1962
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Arthur Sparling | 🏴 | Grimsby, -1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 163 | 🟩 | 77 🟨 36 🟥 50 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Sparling | 🏴 | Grimsby, 1957-1966
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer hands Tommy Ewing his debut in place of Alfie Hale.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.36 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 32.89 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 17.95 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
W Tommy Ewing | 🏴 | 🟢 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Jimmy McMorran | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Jack Marshall | 🏴 |
Blackburn Rovers
GK Fred Else | 🏴 |
RB Keith Newton | 🏴 |
CB Mick McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Matt Woods | 🏴 |
RB Ken Taylor | 🏴 |
M Ronnie Clayton | 🏴 |
W Barrie Ratcliffe | 🏴 |
W Bryan Douglas | 🏴 |
F John Byrom | 🏴 |
CF Ian Lawther | 🇬🇧 |
CF Fred Pickering | 🏴 |
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
SQUAD STATS
Blackburn XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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