Game #2523
Saturday, 21 February 1959
Attendance: 20,182
Lost
Division One
21st (-)
Newcastle United
WLWWL
St James' Park
Newcastle United
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa lose for the second time in three League games to make it eight wins, four draws and eighteen losses in thirty division one games with Villa heading inexorably to a first relegation in over twenty years.
Aston Villa
Newcastle United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
FIXTURE HISTORY
Newcastle United
Previous 5 vs. Newcastle: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #13 |
Saturday, 21 February 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | WLWWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Newcastle United
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the third consecutive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.53 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 35.22 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 24.39 |
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 |
Newcastle United
Harvey, Keith, McMichael, Scott, Franks, Scoular, Taylor (g), White, Allchurch, Eastham, McGuigan. Manager: Charlie Mitten.
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