Game #2520
Aston Villa
7-4-17, 18 PTS
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
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.
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
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: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
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)
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Division One
Blackpool
11-10-6, 32 PTS
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 | 🏴 |
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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