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Game #2530

Aston Villa

11-4-19, 26 PTS

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Friday, 27 March 1959

20th (-)

Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥

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
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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

Unavailable

None

Team News

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

Team Stats

Starting XI Average Age
| 28.85 |

Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 35.32 |

Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 24.48 |

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

On This Day
  • In a game full of chances and in which neither team looked like a side destined for relegation, tottenham win by the odd goal in five to move three points clear of Villa in 20th.

  • Joe Mercer's Villa end their best run of the season - three successive League wins - with defeat at White Hart Lane. As a result Villa make it eleven wins, four draws and nineteen losses in thirty four division one games with eight games left to play and are amidst a tight fight to avoid relegation alongside Portsmouth, Manchester and Leicester City.

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

140

140

🔥

0

0

🟩

55

🟨

33

🟥

52

31

🥅

232

FB Doug Winton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
🕒

10

10

🔥

0

0

🟩

6

🟨

1

🟥

3

CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

143

143

🔥

2

1

🟩

57

🟨

34

🟥

52

LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

290

290

🔥

1

2

🟩

115

🟨

72

🟥

103

M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
🕒

122

122

🔥

1

6

🟩

45

🟨

24

🟥

53

W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
🕒

216

216

🔥

66

31

🟩

72

🟨

57

🟥

87

W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

124

124

🔥

25

34

🟩

50

🟨

30

🟥

44

F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

417

417

🔥

142

62

🟩

162

🟨

105

🟥

150

F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

139

139

🔥

39

27

🟩

51

🟨

36

🟥

52

CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

57

57

🔥

28

10

🟩

24

🟨

8

🟥

25

CF Ron Wylie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
🕒

19

19

🔥

2

4

🟩

11

🟨

1

🟥

7

Substitutes
🕒

🔁

🔥

GK Sub

🟩

🟨

🟥

🥅

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 1

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 2

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 3

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 5

🟩

🟨

🟥

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Lost

2-3

🟥 27 Mar 1959, Villa 2-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 27' 77' |

Assist(s) | Vic Crowe | 77' |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 27' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland
🥅 | 34' Goal, 1-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Bobby Smith
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 58' Goal, 1-2, (Tottenham Hotspur, pen), Cliff Jones
🥅 | 68' Goal, 1-3, (Tottenham Hotspur, pen), Terry Medwin
⚽ | 77' Goal, 2-3, Peter McParland, Assist by Vic Crowe
🕒 | FT Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Aston Villa

Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #20 |
Friday, 27 March 1959

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥

Officials

Referee: Unknown

Previous 5 vs. Spurs: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 58 | 🟩 22 | 🟨 11 | 🟥 25 | ⚽ 92 | 🥅 99 |
League 🕒 53 | 🟩 19 | 🟨 11 | 🟥 23 | ⚽ 87 | 🥅 95 |
FA Cup 🕒 5 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 5 | 🥅 4 |
Home 🕒 27 | 🟩 10 | 🟨 5 | 🟥 12 | ⚽ 43 | 🥅 46 |
Away 🕒 31 | 🟩 12 | 🟨 6 | 🟥 13 | ⚽ 49 | 🥅 53 |

Match Stats

Not recorded

Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964

🕒 17 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 1 🟥 7 | 1.65

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

What they Said

Division One

Tottenham Hotspur

11-7-17, 29 PTS

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White Hart Lane

Attendance: 45,059

GK John Hollowbread | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Mel Hopkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
CB Maurice Norman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Peter Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Danny Blanchflower (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
M Jim Iley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Terry Medwin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Bobby Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Cliff Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Brooks | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Tommy Harmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Bill Nicholson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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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: 1950-51

Opposition Matchday Squad

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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