Game #2722
Aston Villa
10-7-6, 27 PTS
Saturday, 19 January 1963
Aston Villa
0-0
Blackburn Rovers
Division One
Blackburn Rovers
7-8-9, 22 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 21,340
Drew
5th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 January 1963
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa taste League action for the first time in five weeks and make it ten unbeaten with just two defeats in their last nineteen games to make it ten wins, seven draws and six defeats in twenty three division one games so far in 1962-63.
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 | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #212 |
Saturday, 19 January 1963
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: David Smith | 🏴 | Stonehouse, 1959-1974
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 209 | 🟩 | 101 🟨 46 🟥 62 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Smith | 🏴 | Stonehouse, 1959-1974
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 4 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Alan Baker replaces Derek Dougan.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.53 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 33.85 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 18.59 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 |
FB Cammie Fraser | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jack Marshall | 🏴 |
Blackburn Rovers
GK Fred Else | 🏴 |
RB John Bray | 🏴 |
RB Keith Newton | 🏴 |
CB Matt Woods | 🏴 |
CB Mick McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
M Ronnie Clayton | 🏴 |
W Mike Harrison | 🏴 |
W Bryan Douglas | 🏴 |
F John Byrom | 🏴 |
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
Injured | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
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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