Game #2517
Saturday, 10 January 1959
Attendance: 33,923
Won
FA Cup 3rd Round
3rd Round
Rotherham United
LLLLW
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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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
Rotherham United
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 |
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
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
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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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