Game #2749
Saturday, 31 August 1963
Attendance: 21,522
Lost
Division One
17th (-3)
Blackburn Rovers
LDWLL
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2
Blackburn Rovers
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa make it one win and two defeats in the first three League games of the season as Villa are beaten for the second successive home match.
Aston Villa
Blackburn Rovers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1927–28
FIXTURE HISTORY
Blackburn Rovers
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #239 |
Saturday, 31 August 1963
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-2 |
Last 5 Games | LDWLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Blackburn Rovers
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe and Ron Wylie replace Charlie Aitken and Bobby Thomson.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.56 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 32.08 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 19.20 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek |
FB Cammie Fraser |
FB Gordon Lee |
M Vic Crowe |
M Alan Deakin |
W Harry Burrows |
F Ron Wylie |
F Alan Baker |
F Phil Woosnam |
CF Tony Hateley |
Blackburn Rovers
Else, Newton, Bray, England, Ferguson (ex) (g), McGrath, Clayton, Harrison, Pickering, McEvoy (g), Douglas. Manager: Jack Marshall.
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
Not Recorded
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES