Game #2522
Wednesday, 18 February 1959
Attendance: 30,050
Won
Division One
21st (+1)
Blackburn Rovers
WWLWW
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Blackburn Rovers
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Jackie Sewell, scored to win it for Villa - their third League victory in nine under Joe Mercer, Wednesday, 18 February 1959.
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa make it two League wins in three but only their third in nine under his leadership as Villa now have eight wins, four draws and seventeen losses in twenty nine division one games.
Aston Villa
Blackburn Rovers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1927–28
FIXTURE HISTORY
Blackburn Rovers
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #12 |
Wednesday, 18 February 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | WWLWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Blackburn Rovers
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
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
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 |
Blackburn Rovers
Leyland, Whelan, Woods, Taylor, Clayton, McGrath, Swindells, Dobing, Vernon, MacLeod, Douglas. Manager: Dally Duncan.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES