Game #2797
Aston Villa
0-1-4, 1 PTS
Saturday, 5 September 1964
Lost
22nd (-2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 21,798
Blackburn Rovers
Villa Park
3-0-2, 6 PTS
Aston Villa
0-4
Blackburn Rovers
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
One step forward, four steps backwards, and a humiliation at the hands of Blackburn suggests that the surprise appointment of a managerial novice to replace Joe Mercer was, as feared, a very silly idea indeed.
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
Saturday, 5 September 1964
🥅 | 7' Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Andy McEvoy
🥅 | 22' Goal, 0-2, (Blackburn Rovers), Andy McEvoy
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Blackburn Rovers
🥅 | 67' Goal, 0-3, (Blackburn Rovers), John Byrom
🥅 | 78' Goal, 0-4, (Blackburn Rovers), Mike Ferguson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-4 Blackburn Rovers
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
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 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 | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Unknown
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 5 | 🟩 | 0 🟨 1 🟥 4 | 0.20
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Blackburn Rovers
None
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
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jack Marshall | 🏴 |
Blackburn Rovers
GK Fred Else | 🏴 |
RB Keith Newton | 🏴 |
CB Mike England | 🏴 |
CB Mick McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M Alan Bradshaw | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Walter Joyce | 🏴 |
M Ronnie Clayton | 🏴 |
W Andy McEvoy | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Bryan Douglas | 🏴 |
F John Byrom | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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
Blackburn XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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