Game #2532
Aston Villa
11-5-20, 27 PTS
Monday, 30 March 1959
Drew
20th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 34,354
Tottenham Hotspur
Villa Park
11-8-18, 30 PTS
Aston Villa
1-1
Tottenham Hotspur
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 22' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa, out of sorts and appearing to still be pre-occupied by their controversial defeat last time out and just two days before cannot repeat the high quality of their performance on Friday at White Hart Lane but manage to at least secure a point in their renewed battle against relegation. Villa remain 20th and up next is 21st placed Leicester City, two points behind Joe Mercer's men.
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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 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 | 🏴 | 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
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Tottenham Hotspur
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 | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
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
Spurs XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
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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