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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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
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
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