Game #2515
Aston Villa
6-4-15, 16 PTS
Saturday, 27 December 1958
22nd (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 |
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
Forwards
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 |
Unavailable
None
Team News
Dennis Jackson and Gerry Hitchens replace Stan Lynn and Jackie Sewell.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.07 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.07 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 24.24 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Two days and two games in Joe Mercer's task is looking even more daunting with two defeats to Manchester United.
Villa end 1958 in torrid form with three successive defeats to make it six wins, four draws and fifteen defeats in twenty five division one games so far this season.
As a result Villa enter 1959 staring relegation in the face with little sign on a fightback being on the horizon.
Starting XI
Lost
0-2
🟥 27 Dec 1958, Villa 0-2 United, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester United
🥅 | 70' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Dennis Violett
🥅 | 82' Goal, 0-2, (Manchester United), Mark Pearson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Manchester United
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #5 |
Saturday, 27 December 1958
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: David Blues | 🏴 | Richmond, 1958
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Officials
Referee: David Blues | 🏴 | Richmond, 1958
Linesmen: A. Goodfellow; F. Dearden
Previous 5 vs. United: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 77 | 🟩 30 | 🟨 12 | 🟥 35 | ⚽ 136 | 🥅 145 |
League 🕒 70 | 🟩 28 | 🟨 12 | 🟥 30 | ⚽ 126 | 🥅 124 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 4 | ⚽ 10 | 🥅 17 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🥅 4 |
Home 🕒 37 | 🟩 19 | 🟨 7 | 🟥 11 | ⚽ 90 | 🥅 64 |
Away 🕒 39 | 🟩 10 | 🟨 5 | 🟥 24 | ⚽ 44 | 🥅 80 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 2 | 🥅 1 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 2 | 🟩 | 0 🟨 0 🟥 2 | 0
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
What they Said
Division One
Manchester United
12-5-8, 29 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 56,450
GK Harry Gregg | 🇬🇧 |
CB Bill Foulkes | 🏴 |
CB Ron Cope | 🏴 |
LB Ian Greaves | 🏴 |
M Freddie Goodwin | 🏴 |
M Wilf McGuinness | 🏴 |
W Reg Hunter | 🏴 |
W Albert Scanlon | 🏴 |
F Mark Pearson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Albert Quixall | 🏴 |
CF Dennis Viollet | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Matt Busby | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Harry Gregg | 🇬🇧 |
Defenders
CB Bill Foulkes | 🏴 |
CB Ron Cope | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB Ian Greaves | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Freddie Goodwin | 🏴 |
M Wilf McGuinness | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Reg Hunter | 🏴 |
W Albert Scanlon | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Mark Pearson | 🏴 |
F Albert Quixall | 🏴 |
CF Dennis Viollet | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1958-59
Playing Squad
GK Bill Beaton | 🏴 | #466 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | #453 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | #450 |
FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴 | #456 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 | #468 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | #462 |
FB John Sharples | 🏴 | #463 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 | #426 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | #422 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | #447 |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴 | #442 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | #439 |
W Jack Willis | 🏴 | #464 |
W Ken Barrett | 🏴 | #465 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | #452 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | #431 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 | #443 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 | #455 |
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | #460 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | #448 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | #396 |
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴 | #467 |
F Wally Hazelden | 🏴 | #459 |
