Game #2518
Saturday, 24 January 1959
Attendance: 55,994
Won
FA Cup 4th Round
4th Round
Chelsea
LLLWW
Stamford Bridge
Chelsea
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored successive FA Cup goals to help Villa see off Chelsea in the fourth round, Saturday, 24 January 1959.
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa play and win successive FA Cup matches as they receive respite from their League troubles following up their defeat of division two side Rotherham with a win over Chelsea in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Aston Villa
Chelsea
FIXTURE HISTORY
Chelsea
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #28 |
Manager Game | #8 |
Saturday, 24 January 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | LLLWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Chelsea
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.57 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 35.15 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 24.31 |
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 |
Chelsea
Matthews, Sillett J, Sillett P, Tindall, Scott, Crowther (ex), Saunders, Block, Brabrook, Greaves (g), Gibbs. Manager: Ted Drake.
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
Not Recorded
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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