Game #2676
Aston Villa
10-6-11, 26 PTS
Saturday, 3 February 1962
Won
10th (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 25,740
Blackburn Rovers
Villa Park
9-7-9, 25 PTS
A single goal is enough to see off Blackburn and earn Villa a long awaited League win.
Aston Villa
1-0
Blackburn Rovers
Assist(s) | Jimmy McMorran | 26' |
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 HISTORY
Blackburn Rovers
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
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
Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Sparling | 🏴 | Grimsby, -1965
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Arthur Sparling
CARDS
Villa
None
Blackburn Rovers
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
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Jack Marshall | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 | 🔥 |
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
Blackburn XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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