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Game #2524

Aston Villa

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Saturday, 28 February 1959

Quarter Final

Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964
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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

Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Defenders
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Full Backs
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Midfielders
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

Wingers
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |

Forwards
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Unavailable

None

Team News

Joe Mercer names the same line up for the fourth consecutive game.

Team Stats

Starting XI Average Age
| 28.55 |

Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 35.24 |

Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 24.41 |

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

On This Day
  • Villa's fine FA Cup form sees them take Burnley to a Quarter Final replay.

  • Joe Mercer's Villa secure a goalless draw with Burnley in the FA Cup quarter final necessitating a replay at Turf Moor.

Starting XI
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

134

134

🔥

0

0

🟩

51

🟨

33

🟥

50

30

🥅

225

FB Doug Winton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
🕒

4

4

🔥

0

0

🟩

2

🟨

1

🟥

1

CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

137

137

🔥

2

1

🟩

53

🟨

34

🟥

50

LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

284

284

🔥

1

2

🟩

111

🟨

72

🟥

101

M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
🕒

116

116

🔥

1

5

🟩

41

🟨

24

🟥

51

W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
🕒

210

210

🔥

62

31

🟩

68

🟨

57

🟥

85

F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

133

133

🔥

38

26

🟩

47

🟨

36

🟥

50

F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

411

411

🔥

142

62

🟩

158

🟨

105

🟥

148

F Billy Myerscough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

67

67

🔥

16

11

🟩

26

🟨

15

🟥

26

CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

51

51

🔥

22

10

🟩

20

🟨

8

🟥

23

CF Ron Wylie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
🕒

13

13

🔥

2

4

🟩

7

🟨

1

🟥

5

Substitutes
🕒

🔁

🔥

GK Sub

🟩

🟨

🟥

🥅

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 1

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 2

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 3

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 5

🟩

🟨

🟥

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Drew

0-0

🟨 28 Feb 1959, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Burnley
🚑 | 55' Referee Dawes carried off pitch with cramp
💥 | 55' Linesman D.F Green takes on refereeing duties
🚑 | 60' Referee Dawes returns to field
🚑 | 74' Referee Dawes carried off pitch with cramp
💥 | 74' Linesman D.F Green takes on refereeing duties
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Burnley

Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #34 |
Manager Game | #14 |
Saturday, 28 February 1959

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Tommy Dawes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Norfolk, 1959-1969
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨

Officials

Referee: Tommy Dawes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Norfolk, 1959-1969
Linesmen: D. F. Green; J. H. Brooks

Previous 5 vs. Burnley: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 84 | 🟩 W39 (46% ) | 🟨 D17 | 🇺(67% ) | 🟥 L28 (33% ) | ⚽ 176 | 🥅 137 | GD 39

Match Stats

Not recorded

Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964

🕒 11 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 1 🟥 5 | 1.45

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

What they Said

FA Cup

Burnley

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Villa Park

Attendance: 60,145

GK Colin McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Dave Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Angus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Tommy Cummings (mg) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bobby Seith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Jimmy Adamson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jimmy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
M Brian Pilkington | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W John Connelly | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Albert Cheesebrough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Ray Pointer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Harry Potts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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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: 1920-21

Opposition Matchday Squad

Goalkeepers
GK Colin McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Defenders
CB Tommy Cummings (mg) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Full Backs
RB Dave Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Angus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Midfielders
M Bobby Seith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Jimmy Adamson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jimmy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
M Brian Pilkington | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Wingers
W John Connelly | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Forwards
F Albert Cheesebrough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Ray Pointer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1958-59
Playing Squad
GK Bill Beaton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #466 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #453 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #450 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #456 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
FB Doug Winton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #468 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #462 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
FB John Sharples | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #463 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #426 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #422 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | #447 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
M Trevor Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #442 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | #439 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Jack Willis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #464 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Ken Barrett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #465 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #452 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | #431 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Tommy Southren | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #443 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #455 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #460 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #448 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #396 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #467 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
F Wally Hazelden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #459 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
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Trophies


🏆 European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96

🏆 🏆 Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60

🏆 Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72

🏆 European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83

🏆 Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02

🏆 Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
🏆 NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
🏆 Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
🏆 u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
🏆 🏆 🏆 Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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