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Game #2520

Aston Villa

7-4-17, 18 PTS

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Saturday, 7 February 1959

22nd (-)

Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

None

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57

Matchday Squad:

None

Joe Mercer names the same line up for the fourth consecutive game.

Starting XI Average Age
| 28.61 |

Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 35.19 |

Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 24.35 |

  • Villa lose to a last minute winner from Blackpool to end a run of three victories under Joe Mercer.

  • Joe Mercer's Villa follow up their first League win in five with defeat to make it seven wins, four draws and seventeen losses in twenty eight division one games.

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Lost

1-2

🟥 7 Feb 1959, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 29' |

Assist(s) | Vic Crowe | 29' |

Match Timeline:

⚽ | 29' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Vic Crowe
🕒 | HT Blackpool 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 79' Goal, 1-1, (Blackpool), Dave Durie
🥅 | 89' Goal, 1-2, (Blackpool), Ray Charnley
🕒 | FT Blackpool 2-1 Aston Villa

Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #10 |
Saturday, 7 February 1959

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Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jim Powell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Rotherham, 1959-1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥

Referee: Jim Powell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Rotherham, 1959-1962

Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨

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Not recorded

Debut Appearances:

None

Final Appearances:

None

Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964

🕒 7 | 🟩 | 3 🟨 0 🟥 4 | 1.29

Villa Career Form:

Mid Table

Referee:

VAR (from 2021)

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
130
🟩
49
🟨
0
130
🟨
32
🟥
0
0
🟥
49
0
🥅
28
223
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
251
🟩
88
🟨
0
251
🟨
69
🟥
0
31
🟥
94
6
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
133
🟩
51
🟨
0
133
🟨
33
🟥
0
2
🟥
49
1
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
280
🟩
109
🟨
0
280
🟨
71
🟥
0
1
🟥
100
2
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
112
🟩
39
🟨
0
112
🟨
23
🟥
0
1
🟥
50
5
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
129
🟩
45
🟨
0
129
🟨
35
🟥
0
37
🟥
49
26
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
63
🟩
24
🟨
0
63
🟨
14
🟥
0
16
🟥
25
11
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
9
🟩
5
🟨
0
9
🟨
0
🟥
0
0
🟥
4
3
Sub 2
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔁
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
Player Profile
Sub 4
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔁
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
Player Profile
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
206
🟩
66
🟨
1
206
🟨
56
🟥
0
61
🟥
84
29
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
407
🟩
156
🟨
0
407
🟨
104
🟥
0
142
🟥
147
62
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
47
🟩
18
🟨
0
47
🟨
7
🟥
0
21
🟥
22
9
Sub 1
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔁
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
Player Profile
Sub 3
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔁
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
Player Profile
Sub 5
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔁
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
Player Profile

Division One

Blackpool

11-10-6, 32 PTS

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Bloomfield Road

Attendance: 13,704

GK George Farm | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Roy Gratrix | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Tommy Garrett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Jimmy Armfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Peter Hauser | 🇿🇦 |
M Jimmy Kelly | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Stanley Matthews | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Dave Durie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Bill Perry | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Ray Charnley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Jackie Mudie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Ron Suart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

None

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1952-53

Matchday Squad:

Not Reported

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