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
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
Unavailable
None
Team News
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the fourth consecutive game.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.61 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.19 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 24.35 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None

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

Match Record
Game Record
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: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Officials
Referee: Jim Powell | 🏴 | Rotherham, 1959-1962
Match Stats
Not recorded
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 7 | 🟩 | 3 🟨 0 🟥 4 | 1.29
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table

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
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: 1952-53
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
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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