Game #2519
Aston Villa
7-4-16, 18 PTS
Saturday, 31 January 1959
22nd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Won
3-1
🟩 31 Jan 1959, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
Division One
Chelsea
11-2-14, 24 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 33,575
On This Day
Villa record a third successive win under Joe Mercer and beat Chelsea for the second successive game as his new charges demonstrate their best run and form of the season. Villa though remain rooted to the bottom of the first division table.
Joe Mercer's Villa face Chelsea in successive games and follow up their FA Cup victory with a first League win in five to make it seven wins, four draws and sixteen defeats in twenty seven division one games.
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
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 Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
Forwards
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 |
Unavailable
None
Team News
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the third consecutive game.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.59 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.17 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 24.33 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
Scorer(s) | Billy Myerscough | 15' | Stan Lynn | 17' | Peter McParland | 87' |
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 15' | Johnny Dixon | 17' |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 2' Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), Jimmy Greaves
⚽ | 15' Goal, 1-1, Billy Myerscough, Assist by Peter McParland
⚽ | 17' Goal, 2-1, Stan Lynn, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea
⚽ | 87' Goal, 3-1, Peter McParland
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Chelsea
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #9 |
Saturday, 31 January 1959
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ernest Crawford | 🏴 | Doncaster, 1959-1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Ernest Crawford | 🏴 | Doncaster, 1959-1965
Linesmen: W. North; D. A. Munday
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 66 | 🟩 W30 (45% ) | 🟨 D16 | 🇺(70% ) | 🟥 L20 (30% ) | ⚽ 118 | 🥅 95 | GD 23
Match Stats
Not recorded
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 6 | 🟩 | 3 🟨 0 🟥 3 | 1.5
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
GK Reg Matthews | 🏴 |
RB John Sillett | 🏴 |
RB Peter Sillett | 🏴 |
CB Mel Scott | 🏴 |
M Stan Crowther (ex) | 🏴 |
M Cliff Huxford | 🏴 |
W Micky Block | 🏴 |
W Peter Brabrook | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Greaves | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Derek Gibbs | 🏴 |
CF Ron Tindall | 🏴 |
Ted Drake | 🏴 |
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: 1954-55
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Reg Matthews | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Mel Scott | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB John Sillett | 🏴 |
RB Peter Sillett | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Stan Crowther (ex) | 🏴 |
M Cliff Huxford | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Micky Block | 🏴 |
W Peter Brabrook | 🏴 |
Forwards
CF Jimmy Greaves | 🏴 |
CF Derek Gibbs | 🏴 |
CF Ron Tindall | 🏴 |
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 |
