Game #2517
Aston Villa
Saturday, 10 January 1959
Won
3rd Round
LLLLW
FA Cup 3rd Round
Attendance: 33,923
Rotherham United
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Rotherham United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored to help Villa to victory over second division Rotherham in the third round of the FA Cup, Saturday, 10 January 1959.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 January 1959
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa receive respite from their League troubles as they beat division two side Rotherham in the third round of the FA Cup.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Rotherham United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Rotherham United
Previous 5 vs. Rotherham: 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #27 |
Manager Game | #7 |
Saturday, 10 January 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | LLLLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 7 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 1 🟥 4 | 1.00
Career Form:
Relegation
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Rotherham United
TEAM NEWS
Stan Lynn and Jackie Sewell replace Dennis Jackson and Les Smith.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.53 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 35.11 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 24.27 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Tom Johnston | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Vic Crowe |
F Jackie Sewell |
F Peter McParland |
F Gerry Hitchens |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Ron Wylie |
F Billy Myerscough |
Rotherham United
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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