Game #2531
Aston Villa
11-4-20, 26 PTS
Saturday, 28 March 1959
Lost
20th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 34,986
Everton
Goodison Park
15-4-17, 34 PTS
Everton
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 22' |
MATCH SUMMARY
A controversial refereeing performance from Ernie Oxley sees a rare display of dissent from the Villa team in protest at his penalty award two minutes after half time. That decision proves to be the winning goal and Villa have suddenly lost consecutive games and are now 2 points off 19th but more worryingly the gap to the relegation places is now down to just two points with seven games left to play.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 March 1959
⚽ | 22' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🥅 | 43' Goal, 1-1, (Everton), Dave Hickson
🕒 | HT Everton 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 47' Goal, 1-2, (Everton, pen), Alex Parker
🕒 | FT Everton 2-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa lose a second successive game to make it eleven wins, four draws and twenty losses in thirty five division one games with seven games left to play and a tight fight to avoid relegation continues.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Everton
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1938-39
FIXTURE HISTORY
Everton
Previous 5 vs. Everton: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Saturday, 28 March 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ernie Oxley | 🏴 | Pontefract, -1959 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 18 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 1 🟥 8 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ernie Oxley | 🏴 | Pontefract, -1959 🆘
🆘 A shocking penalty decision costs Villa the points and causes untold controversy
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Everton
None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the seventh 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
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
Johnny Carey | 🇮🇪 |
Everton
GK Albert Dunlop | 🏴 |
RB Alex Parker | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Brian Labone | 🏴 |
LB Mick Meagan | 🇮🇪 |
LB John Bramwell | 🏴 |
M Brian Harris | 🏴 |
F Alec Ashworth | 🏴 |
F Eddie Thomas | 🏴 |
F Bobby Collins | 🏴 |
CF Dave Hickson (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Jimmy Harris | 🏴 |
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
Everton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
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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