Game #2771
Aston Villa
8-3-12, 19 PTS
Saturday, 21 December 1963
Blackburn Rovers
2-0
Aston Villa
Division One
Blackburn Rovers
13-6-5, 32 PTS
Ewood Park
Attendance: 17,095
Lost
17th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 December 1963
🥅 | 22' Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Fred Pickering
🕒 | HT Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 46' Goal, 0-2, (Blackburn Rovers), Fred Pickering
🕒 | FT Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa follow up their first win in four with defeat and fail to score for the ninth time in fifteen matches to make it eight wins, three draws and twelve defeats in twenty three League games.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Blackburn Rovers
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1927–28
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1963-64 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #261 |
Saturday, 21 December 1963
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 258 | 🟩 | 116 🟨 52 🟥 90 | 1.55
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for a third successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.40 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 34.77 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 17.25 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Stan Horne | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jack Marshall | 🏴 |
Blackburn Rovers
GK Fred Else | 🏴 |
RB Keith Newton | 🏴 |
CB Mick McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Mike England | 🏴 |
RB John Bray | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
M Ronnie Clayton | 🏴 |
W Mike Harrison | 🏴 |
W Andy McEvoy | 🇮🇪 |
W Bryan Douglas | 🏴 |
CF Fred Pickering | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
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
SQUAD STATS
Blackburn XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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