Game #2530
Aston Villa
Friday, 27 March 1959
Lost
20th (-)
WLWWL
Division One
Attendance: 45,059
Tottenham Hotspur
White Hart Lane
Tottenham Hotspur
3-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored a brace but Villa lose for the first time in four games with eight left to play in a tight relegation battle, Friday, 27 March 1959.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 27 March 1959
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Tottenham Hotspur
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1950-51
FIXTURE HISTORY
Tottenham Hotspur
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #20 |
Friday, 27 March 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 2-3 |
Last 5 Games | WLWWL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 20 | 🟩 | 10 🟨 2 🟥 8 | 1.60
Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Tottenham Hotspur
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 |
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 |
Tottenham Hotspur
Hollowbread, Hopkins, Norman, Baker, Blanchflower (ex), Iley, Medwin (g), Smith (g), Jones (g), Brooks, Harmer. Manager: Bill Nicholson.
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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