Game #2520
Aston Villa
7-4-17, 18 PTS
Saturday, 7 February 1959
22nd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Lost
1-2
🟥 7 Feb 1959, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Division One
Blackpool
11-10-6, 32 PTS
Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 13,704
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.
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
Starting XI
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
Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Head to Head
Total 🕒 37 | 🟩 W15 (41% ) | 🟨 D10 | 🇺(68% ) | 🟥 L12 (32% ) | ⚽ 69 | 🥅 58 | GD 11
Match Stats
Not recorded
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 7 | 🟩 | 3 🟨 0 🟥 4 | 1.29
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
What they Said
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
League Table
1958-59
Playing Squad
GK Bill Beaton | 🏴 | #466 |
Goalkeeper
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GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | #453 |
Goalkeeper
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CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | #450 |
Centre Back
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FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴 | #456 |
Full Back
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FB Doug Winton | 🏴 | #468 |
Full Back
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FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | #462 |
Full Back
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FB John Sharples | 🏴 | #463 |
Full Back
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LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 | #426 |
Full Back
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RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | #422 |
Full Back
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M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | #447 |
Midfielder
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M Trevor Birch | 🏴 | #442 |
Midfielder
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M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | #439 |
Midfielder
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W Jack Willis | 🏴 | #464 |
Winger
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W Ken Barrett | 🏴 | #465 |
Winger
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W Les Smith | 🏴 | #452 |
Winger
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W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | #431 |
Winger
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W Tommy Southren | 🏴 | #443 |
Winger
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F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 | #455 |
Forward
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CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | #460 |
Forward
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F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | #448 |
Forward
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F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | #396 |
Forward
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CF Ron Wylie | 🏴 | #467 |
Forward
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F Wally Hazelden | 🏴 | #459 |
Forward
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Match Media
