Game #2527
Aston Villa
Saturday, 14 March 1959
Lost
Semi Final
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
FA Cup
Attendance: 65,107
Nottingham Forest
Hillsborough
Aston Villa
0-1
Nottingham Forest
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Billy Walker's Forest pip Joe Mercer's Villa in the FA Cup Semi Final at Hillsborough leaving Villa's new boss to focus on saving the club from relegation having won three and lost five first division games since his appointment.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 March 1959
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Nottingham Forest
🥅 | 65' Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest), John Quigley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Nottingham Forest
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa face Forest in the FA Cup semi final hosted at Hillsborough and are narrowly beaten by the eventual victors of the Cup this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1897-98
FIXTURE HISTORY
Nottingham Forest
Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #37 |
Manager Game | #17 |
Saturday, 14 March 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ernest Crawford | 🏴 | Doncaster, -1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 14 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 1 🟥 6 | 1.57
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ernest Crawford | 🏴 | Doncaster, -1965
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Nottingham Forest
None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the third consecutive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.82 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.28 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 24.45 |
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Billy Walker | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Chic Thomson | 🏴 |
RB Bill Whare | 🇬🇧 |
CB Bob McKinlay | 🏴 |
LB Joe McDonald | 🏴 |
M Jeff Whitefoot | 🏴 |
M Jack Burkitt | 🏴 |
M John Quigley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Roy Dwight | 🏴 |
W Billy Gray | 🏴 |
W Stewart Imlach | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Wilson | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
Forest XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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