Game #2532
Aston Villa
11-5-20, 27 PTS
Monday, 30 March 1959
Aston Villa
1-1
Tottenham Hotspur
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
11-8-18, 30 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,354
Drew
20th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 22' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 30 March 1959
⚽ | 22' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
🥅 | 62' Goal, 1-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Maurice Norman
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa stop a run of two defeats as they eke out a draw and collected a much needed point to make it eleven wins, five draws and twenty losses in thirty six division one games with six games left to play and a tight fight to avoid relegation continues.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Tottenham Hotspur
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1950-51
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_03b67a4305384cf08e2cbdaa9e75eaf9~mv2.gif)
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Monday, 30 March 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 19 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 2 🟥 8 | 1.53
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer makes the first change to the line up in eight games as Billy Myerscough replaces Ron Wylie.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 29.14 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.33 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 24.49 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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 Billy Myerscough | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bill Nicholson | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_03b67a4305384cf08e2cbdaa9e75eaf9~mv2.gif)
Tottenham Hotspur
GK John Hollowbread | 🏴 |
LB Mel Hopkins | 🏴 |
CB Maurice Norman | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dave Mackay | 🏴 |
RB Peter Baker | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
W Terry Dyson | 🏴 |
W Terry Medwin | 🏴 |
CF Bobby Smith | 🏴 |
F Johnny Brooks | 🏴 |
F Tommy Harmer | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_03b67a4305384cf08e2cbdaa9e75eaf9~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_03b67a4305384cf08e2cbdaa9e75eaf9~mv2.gif)
Spurs XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Injury | 1 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_03b67a4305384cf08e2cbdaa9e75eaf9~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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