Game #2751
Aston Villa
2-1-2, 5 PTS
Saturday, 7 September 1963
Won
8th (+8)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 16,885
Blackpool
Bloomfield Road
1-1-3, 3 PTS
Blackpool
0-4
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa hit four without reply and miss a penalty to put them on 5 points from 3 away games so far this season - their entire points haul.
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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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 September 1963
🟢 | 1' Debut, Mick Wright
⚽ | 16' Goal, 1-0, Alan Deakin
⚽ | 42' Goal, 2-0, Harry Burrows
🕒 | HT Blackpool 0-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 56' Goal, 3-0, Harry Burrows
⚽ | 67' Goal, 4-0, Harry Burrows
💥 | Missed Penalty, Tony Hateley
🕒 | FT Blackpool 0-4 Aston Villa
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 joining from Mercer's old school in Ellesmere Port in July 1962.
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 | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #241 |
Saturday, 7 September 1963
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 238 | 🟩 | 109 🟨 50 🟥 79 | 1.58
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
Unknown
CARDS
Villa
None
Blackpool
None
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
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Suart | 🏴 |
Blackpool
GK Tony Waiters | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
LB Barrie Martin | 🏴 |
CB Roy Gratrix | 🏴 |
CB John McPhee | 🏴 |
W Les Lea | 🏴 |
W Ray Parry | 🏴 |
F Dave Durie | 🏴 |
W Desmond Horne | 🇿🇦 |
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
🟢 RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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