Game #2729
Aston Villa
12-7-9, 31 PTS
Friday, 29 March 1963
Lost
8th (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 10,690
Blackpool
Bloomfield Road
11-6-13, 28 PTS
Villa, participating in one of three first division games on Friday night, are well beaten by Blackpool at Bloomfield Road after the adopt a shoot on sight policy following Villa 'keeper Geoff Sidebottom's injury in the 7th minute. Sidebottom bravely remains on the pitch and is only replaced on 85' with 19 year old defender John Sleeuwenhoek taking over goalkeeping duties. Villa face Everton on Monday with Sidebottom unlikely to be available.
Blackpool
4-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
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MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 29 March 1963
💥 | 7' Player injured on field of play, Geoff Sidebottom
🥅 | 25' Goal, 0-1, (Blackpool), Ray Charnley
🕒 | HT Blackpool 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 50' Goal, 0-2, (Blackpool), Ray Charnley
🥅 | 65' Goal, 0-3, (Blackpool), Ray Charnley
🥅 | 75' Goal, 0-4, (Blackpool), Ray Parry
💥 | Player leaves field of play with injury, Geoff Sidebottom
💥 | John Sleeuwenhoek takes over goalkeeping duties
🕒 | FT Blackpool 4-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa lose successive games for the first time since November and fail to score for the fifth time in the last eight as they are beaten at Bloomfield Road. Villa, in trying circumstances, have now lost by four goals to nil in two of their last four away League games.
As a result Villa make it twelve wins, seven draws and nine defeats in twenty eight division one games so far this season as a campaign of such promise continues to falter.
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
FIXTURE HISTORY
Blackpool
Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1962-63 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #219 |
Friday, 29 March 1963
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 219 | 🟩 | 105 🟨 47 🟥 67 | 1.65
Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
Unknown
CARDS
Villa
None
Blackpool
None
TEAM NEWS
Geoff Sidebottom, Harry Burrows and Mike Tindall replace John Gavan, Jimmy MacEwan and Alan Baker.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.19 |
Oldest Player |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 31.18 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 19.10 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Ron Suart | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom | 🏴 | 🚑 | ❌ |
FB Cammie Fraser | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
W Tommy Ewing | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
Blackpool
GK Tony Waiters | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
CB Roy Gratrix | 🏴 |
CB John McPhee | 🏴 |
LB Barrie Martin | 🏴 |
M Bruce Crawford | 🏴 |
W Les Lea | 🏴 |
W Ray Parry | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Dave Durie | 🏴 |
CF Pat Quinn | 🏴 |
CF Ray Charnley | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
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
Blackpool XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
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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