Game #2528
Aston Villa
10-4-18, 24 PTS
Wednesday, 18 March 1959
20th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Won
3-1
🟩 18 Mar 1959, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Burnden
Division One
Bolton Wanderers
15-7-9, 37 PTS
Burnden Park
Attendance: 21,808
On This Day
Villa win their fourth league game in nine under Joe Mercer as a fine defensive performance and an opportunistic Gerry Hitchens see off fourth placed Bolton at Burnden.
Joe Mercer's Villa return to League action and record successive League wins for the first time under his leadership and only the second time this season as they win for the fourth time in six to make it ten wins, four draws and eighteen losses in thirty two division one games as the change in leadership begins to show progress with ten games left to play.
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 | 🏴 |
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
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
Unavailable
None
Team News
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the fourth consecutive game.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.83 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.29 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 24.46 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 27' 33' 80' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
⚽ | 27' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens
⚽ | 33' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | HT Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 65' Goal, 2-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Nat Lofthouse
⚽ | 80' Goal, 3-0, Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | FT Bolton Wanderers 1-3 Aston Villa
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #18 |
Wednesday, 18 March 1959
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Unknown
Previous 5 vs. Bolton: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 106 | 🟩 W40 (38% ) | 🟨 D22 | 🇺(58% ) | 🟥 L44 (42% ) | ⚽ 163 | 🥅 183 | GD -20
Match Stats
Not recorded
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 15 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 1 🟥 6 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
GK Joe Dean | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Banks | 🏴 |
CB John Higgins | 🏴 |
RB Roy Hartle | 🏴 |
M Derek Hennin | 🏴 |
M Bryan Edwards | 🏴 |
W Brian Birch | 🏴 |
W Doug Holden | 🏴 |
F Fred Hill | 🏴 |
CF Nat Lofthouse | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dennis Stevens | 🏴 |
Bill Ridding | 🏴 |
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: 1957-58
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1958-59
Playing Squad
GK Bill Beaton | 🏴 | #466 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | #453 |
Goalkeeper
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CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | #450 |
Centre Back
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FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴 | #456 |
Full Back
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FB Doug Winton | 🏴 | #468 |
Full Back
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FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | #462 |
Full Back
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FB John Sharples | 🏴 | #463 |
Full Back
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LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 | #426 |
Full Back
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RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | #422 |
Full Back
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M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | #447 |
Midfielder
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M Trevor Birch | 🏴 | #442 |
Midfielder
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M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | #439 |
Midfielder
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W Jack Willis | 🏴 | #464 |
Winger
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W Ken Barrett | 🏴 | #465 |
Winger
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W Les Smith | 🏴 | #452 |
Winger
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W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | #431 |
Winger
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W Tommy Southren | 🏴 | #443 |
Winger
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F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 | #455 |
Forward
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CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | #460 |
Forward
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F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | #448 |
Forward
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F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | #396 |
Forward
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CF Ron Wylie | 🏴 | #467 |
Forward
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F Wally Hazelden | 🏴 | #459 |
Forward
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Match Media
