Game #2797
Saturday, 5 September 1964
Attendance: 21,798
Lost
Division One
22nd (-)
Blackburn Rovers
LLLDL
Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-4
Blackburn Rovers
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
Dick Taylor, no wins, one draw and four defeats in his first five games, Saturday, 5 September 1964.
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's Villa fail to score for the first time this season and lose for the fourth time in five. As a result, Villa now have just four wins in the last thirty one matches after a torrid final twelve months under Mercer and a difficult start to life under Taylor.
Meanwhile, Johnny MacLeod made his debut after moving from Arsenal ahead of the match having played against Villa just a week earlier.
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 | 1964-65 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #5 |
Saturday, 5 September 1964
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Dick Taylor |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-4 |
Last 5 Games | LLLDL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Blackburn Rovers
TEAM NEWS
Dick Taylor hands Johnny MacLeod his debut in place of Phil Woosnam.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.51 |
Oldest Player |
F Ron Wylie | 31.10 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 17.96 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Dick Taylor
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek |
RB Mick Wright |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Alan Deakin |
M Mike Tindall |
W Harry Burrows |
W Johnny MacLeod |
F Alan Baker |
F Ron Wylie |
CF Tony Hateley |
Blackburn Rovers
Else, Newton, England, Bradshaw, Ferguson (ex) (g), Joyce, McGrath, Clayton, Byrom (g), McEvoy, Douglas (g) (g). 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
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