Game #2526
Aston Villa
Saturday, 7 March 1959
Won
20th (+1)
WLDWW
Division One
Attendance: 27,631
Leeds United
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Leeds United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored to help Villa to a third League win in five, Saturday, 7 March 1959.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 March 1959
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa return to League action and bring their FA Cup form with them as they win for the third time in five to make it nine wins, four draws and eighteen losses in thirty one division one games.
Aston Villa
Leeds United
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leeds United
Previous 5 vs. Leeds: | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #16 |
Saturday, 7 March 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | WLDWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Leeds United
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.80 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 35.26 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 24.43 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Doug Winton |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Vic Crowe |
W Les Smith |
F Jackie Sewell |
F Peter McParland |
F Gerry Hitchens |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Ron Wylie |
Leeds United
Burgin, Dunn, Astall, Charlton, Kerfoot, Shackleton, Overfield (g), Meek, O’Brien, Crowe, Cush. Manager: Bill Lambton.
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
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