Game #2522
Aston Villa
8-4-17, 20 PTS
Wednesday, 18 February 1959
Aston Villa
1-0
Blackburn Rovers
Division One
Blackburn Rovers
11-7-10, 29 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,050
Won
21st (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 18 February 1959
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
⚽ | 55' Goal, 1-0, Jackie Sewell
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa win for the fifth time in six under his leadership as Villa now have eight wins, four draws and seventeen losses in twenty nine division one games.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Blackburn Rovers
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1927–28
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #12 |
Wednesday, 18 February 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴 | Bristol, -1961
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 9 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 0 🟥 4 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴 | Bristol, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.52 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.22 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 24.38 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Dally Duncan | 🏴 |
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Blackburn Rovers
GK Harry Leyland | 🏴 |
D David Whelan | 🏴 |
CB Matt Woods | 🏴 |
D Mick McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
RB Ken Taylor | 🏴 |
M Ronnie Clayton | 🏴 |
W Ally MacLeod | 🏴 |
W Bryan Douglas | 🏴 |
F Jackie Swindells | 🏴 |
F Peter Dobing | 🏴 |
CF Roy Vernon | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
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Blackburn XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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None
UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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