Game #2532
Monday, 30 March 1959
Attendance: 34,354
Drew
Division One
20th (-)
Tottenham Hotspur
WWLLD
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Tottenham Hotspur
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored his fourth in three as Villa clinch a crucial point with six left to play in a tight relegation battle, Monday, 30 March 1959.
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MATCH TIMELINE
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
Tottenham Hotspur
FIXTURE HISTORY
Tottenham Hotspur
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Monday, 30 March 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | WWLLD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Tottenham Hotspur
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
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 Billy Myerscough |
Tottenham Hotspur
Hollowbread, Hopkins, Norman (g), Mackay, Baker, Blanchflower (ex), Dyson, Medwin, Smith, Brooks, Harmer. Manager: Bill Nicholson.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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