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Game #2751

Saturday, 7 September 1963

Attendance: 16,885

Won

Division One

9th (+7)

Blackpool

WLLDW

Bloomfield Road

Blackpool

0-4

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Not recorded

KEY MAN

Harry Burrows, hit a hat-trick to make it four goals in two games as Villa win for the first time in five, Saturday, 7 September 1963.

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ON THIS DAY

Joe Mercer's Villa win for the first time in four to make it two wins, a draw and two defeats in the first five League games of the season. Meanwhile, 16 year old right back Mick Wright made his Villa debut after moving from Ellesmere Port in July 1962.

Aston Villa

Blackpool

FIXTURE HISTORY

Blackpool

Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #241 |
Saturday, 7 September 1963

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 4-0 |
Last 5 Games | WLLDW |

MATCH OFFICIALS

CARDS

Villa

Blackpool

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TEAM NEWS

Joe Mercer hands 16 year old right back Mick Wright his debut in place of Cammie Fraser.

TEAM STATS

Starting XI Average Age
| 24.76 |

Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Sims | 32.10 |

Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 16.96 |

MANAGER

MANAGER

Joe Mercer

Aston Villa

GK Nigel Sims |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek |
RB Mick Wright |
FB Gordon Lee |
M Vic Crowe |
M Alan Deakin |
W Harry Burrows |
F Bobby Thomson |
F Alan Baker |
F Phil Woosnam |
CF Tony Hateley |

Blackpool

Waiters, Armfield, Martin, Gratrix, McPhee, Lea, Parry, Durie, Horne, Quinn, Charnley. Manager: Ron Suart.

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

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

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PROGRAMME

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