Game #2522
Aston Villa
8-4-17, 20 PTS
Wednesday, 18 February 1959


Won
21st (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Blackburn Rovers
11-7-10, 29 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,050
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0

Blackburn Rovers

Assist(s) | None
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park


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
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 18 February 1959
Villa's fifth win in six sees Villa climb off the foot of the table for the first time since the start of November but dense fog means the onlookers can barely tell.
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
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #12 |
Wednesday, 18 February 1959
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🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
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 | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 9 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 0 🟥 4 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴 | Bristol, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.52 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.22 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 24.38 |
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964

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 | 🏴 |

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 | 🏴 |
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
---|---|
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS

Blackburn XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park

