Blackburn 6-1 Birmingham City - April 27, 1963 / Division 1 1962/1963
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Team line-ups
Blackburn
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Fred Else | 30 | 68 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Matt Woods | 31 | 190 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Bray | 26 | 106 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Keith Newton | 21 | 86 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Michael McGrath | 27 | 153 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Mike England | 13 | 21 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Mike Ferguson | 15 | 20 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Frederick Pickering | 3437 | 22 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
John Byrom | 18 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mike Harrison | 23 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Bryan Douglas | 80 | 28 | 167 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
24.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
90
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Colin Withers | 23 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
William Hennessey | 20 | 84 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Trevor Smith | 65 | 27 | 176 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Colin Green | 21 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Rushton | 19 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Malcolm Beard | 20 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jimmy Bloomfield | 29 | 86 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bertie Auld | 78 | 25 | 70 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Kenneth Leek | 27 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mike Hellawell | 24 | 122 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Peter Bullock | 21 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
23.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
69
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Fred Else
IN
Barry Griffiths
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Peter Bullock
IN
Robin Stubbs
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
41
150
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
33 %
Merrick vs Blackburn
1 victory
2 draws
3 losses
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Key figures

Blackburn keeps its 33 matches with at least one goal scored vs Birmingham City at home running (since 05/01/1895). It's a record streak. The first of history

Blackburn keeps its 28 matches with at least one goal scored vs Birmingham City at home in Premier League running (since 05/01/1895). It's a record streak. The first of history

Blackburn keeps its 13 consecutive matches without a draw vs Birmingham City at home in Premier League running (since 02/02/1929). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 09/11/1907 (4 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
Home | DBlackburn 1-1 Middlesbrough05/03/1963 | LBlackburn 0-1 Fulham16/03/1963 | DBlackburn 3-3 Blackpool25/03/1963 | VBlackburn 5-0 Bolton Wanderers29/03/1963 | VBlackburn 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday12/04/1963 | VBlackburn 3-1 West Bromwich Albion13/04/1963 |
Overall | DEverton 0-0 Blackburn06/04/1963 | VBlackburn 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday12/04/1963 | VBlackburn 3-1 West Bromwich Albion13/04/1963 | LSheffield Wednesday 4-0 Blackburn15/04/1963 | DLeyton Orient 1-1 Blackburn20/04/1963 | LBlackpool 4-1 Blackburn23/04/1963 |
Current form
Away | LBury 2-0 Birmingham City07/03/1963 | LAston Villa 4-0 Birmingham City16/03/1963 | DBury 1-1 Birmingham City08/04/1963 | VNottingham Forest 0-2 Birmingham City13/04/1963 | DEverton 2-2 Birmingham City15/04/1963 | DBolton Wanderers 0-0 Birmingham City24/04/1963 |
Overall | DBury 1-1 Birmingham City08/04/1963 | VNottingham Forest 0-2 Birmingham City13/04/1963 | DEverton 2-2 Birmingham City15/04/1963 | LBirmingham City 0-1 Everton16/04/1963 | LBirmingham City 3-6 Blackpool20/04/1963 | DBolton Wanderers 0-0 Birmingham City24/04/1963 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
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Winning streak | 3 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 4 | 0 |
Winless streak | 0 | 3 |
Drawless streak | 3 | 1 |
Scoring streak | 4 | 2 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 4 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Drawing streak | 2 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 4 | 1 |
Winless streak | 2 | 4 |
Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
37 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
35 |
17 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
17 |
10 |
Victories (Competition total) |
7 |
7 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
4 |
12 |
Draws (Competition total) |
12 |
4 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
4 |
15 |
Losses (Competition total) |
16 |
6 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
9 |
Goals
60 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
49 |
37 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
17 |
68 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
68 |
31 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
33 |
1.62 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.4 |
2.18 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
1.84 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.94 |
1.82 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.94 |
Betting aid
22 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
20 |
12 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
9 |
10 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
5 |
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
4 |
11 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
15 |
3 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
9 |
20 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
17 |
10 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
5 |
0-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-0 |
Bookings
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Frederick Pickering | 17 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 19 goals | Kenneth Leek | ![]() |
![]() | Bryan Douglas | 12 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 8 goals | Kenneth Leek | ![]() |
![]() | Bryan Douglas | 4 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 5 penalties | Stan Lynn | ![]() |
![]() | Bryan Douglas | 4 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | John Byrom | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 6 goals during the last 7 matches | Kenneth Leek | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
90 gf
53 ga
Away
27 gf
67 ga
Total
117 gf
120 ga
Historical head to head
Home
67 gf
27 ga
Away
53 gf
90 ga
Total
120 gf
117 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 9 - 1 |
January 05, 1895 |
Home | 9 - 1 |
January 05, 1895 |
Largest victory
Overall | 4 - 0 |
September 22, 1928 |
Away | 4 - 1 |
April 05, 1952 |
Latest head to head
December 08, 1962 - Division 1 1962/1963
March 30, 1962 - Division 1 1961/1962
November 11, 1961 - Division 1 1961/1962
March 25, 1961 - Division 1 1960/1961
November 05, 1960 - Division 1 1960/1961
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
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Frederick Pickering | 3 goals | 1961 - 1962 |
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Peter Dobing | 3 goals | 1958 - 1959 |
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Ian Lawther | 2 goals | 1961 - 1962 |
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Alistair MacLeod | 2 goals | 1959 - 1960 |
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Edward Thomas | 1 goal | 1960 - 1960 |
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Barrie Ratcliffe | 1 goal | 1962 - 1962 |
Best historical scorers against Blackburn
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Bunny Larkin | 3 goals | 1958 - 1959 |
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Kenneth Leek | 3 goals | 1962 - 1962 |
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Mike Hellawell | 2 goals | 1961 - 1962 |
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Johnny Gordon | 1 goal | 1960 - 1960 |
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Eddy Brown | 1 goal | 1958 - 1958 |
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Brian Taylor | 1 goal | 1959 - 1959 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
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Matt Woods | 8 matches | 1958 - 1962 |
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Ronnie Clayton | 8 matches | 1958 - 1962 |
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Ken Taylor | 6 matches | 1958 - 1962 |
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Bryan Douglas | 6 matches | 1958 - 1962 |
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Frederick Pickering | 5 matches | 1960 - 1962 |
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Alistair MacLeod | 5 matches | 1958 - 1961 |
Players with most games played vs Blackburn
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Trevor Smith | 8 matches | 1958 - 1962 |
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Johnny Schofield | 6 matches | 1959 - 1962 |
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Johnny Watts | 6 matches | 1958 - 1962 |
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Dick Neal | 6 matches | 1958 - 1961 |
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Graham Sissons | 5 matches | 1960 - 1962 |
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George Allen | 5 matches | 1958 - 1961 |
Competition info
The other matches
April 26, 1963
April 27, 1963
April 29, 1963
May 15, 1963
May 20, 1963
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