Game #2533
Aston Villa
11-5-21, 27 PTS
Saturday, 4 April 1959
20th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Lost
1-2
🟥 4 Apr 1959, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Villa Park
Division One
Leicester City
9-9-19, 27 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,963
On This Day
Complete disaster for Villa as they lose, albeit unluckily, to the team below them in the table in 21st place, as a result Leicester move level on points with Joe Mercer's men and relegation, that appeared just a remote possibility four game previously, now looked anything but.
Joe Mercer's Villa suffer a third defeat in four to make it eleven wins, five draws and twenty one losses in thirty seven division one games with five games left to play and a tight fight to avoid relegation continues.
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 |
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
Forwards
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 |
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
Unavailable
None
Team News
Ron Wylie replaces Jackie Sewell.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.56 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.34 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 24.50 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 65' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🥅 | 18' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Jimmy Walsh
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Leicester City
🥅 | 62' Goal, 0-2, (Leicester City), Jimmy Walsh
⚽ | 65' Goal, 1-2, Johnny Dixon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Leicester City
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #23 |
Saturday, 4 April 1959
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jack Clough | 🏴 | Bolton, 1956-1959
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Officials
Referee: Jack Clough | 🏴 | Bolton, 1956-1959
Linesmen: J. J. Bailey; K. Hodgkinson
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 33 | 🟩 W11 (33% ) | 🟨 D4 | 🇺(45% ) | 🟥 L18 (55% ) | ⚽ 71 | 🥅 86 | GD -15
Match Stats
Not recorded
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 20 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 2 🟥 9 | 1.45
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
GK Dave Maclaren | 🏴 |
D Len Chalmers | 🏴 |
D Joe Baillie | 🏴 |
CB Tony Knapp | 🏴 |
CB Johnny Newman | 🏴 |
M Colin Appleton | 🏴 |
W Gordon Wills | 🏴 |
W Tommy McDonald | 🏴 |
W Roy Stephenson | 🏴 |
F Ken Leek | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Walsh | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Matt Gillies | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Dave Maclaren | 🏴 |
Defenders
D Len Chalmers | 🏴 |
D Joe Baillie | 🏴 |
CB Tony Knapp | 🏴 |
CB Johnny Newman | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Colin Appleton | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Gordon Wills | 🏴 |
W Tommy McDonald | 🏴 |
W Roy Stephenson | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Ken Leek | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Walsh | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1958-59
Playing Squad
GK Bill Beaton | 🏴 | #466 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | #453 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | #450 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴 | #456 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 | #468 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | #462 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
FB John Sharples | 🏴 | #463 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 | #426 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | #422 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | #447 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Trevor Birch | 🏴 | #442 |
Midfielder
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M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | #439 |
Midfielder
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W Jack Willis | 🏴 | #464 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W Ken Barrett | 🏴 | #465 |
Winger
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W Les Smith | 🏴 | #452 |
Winger
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W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | #431 |
Winger
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W Tommy Southren | 🏴 | #443 |
Winger
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F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 | #455 |
Forward
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CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | #460 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | #448 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | #396 |
Forward
Where are they now?
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴 | #467 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Wally Hazelden | 🏴 | #459 |
Forward
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Match Media
Matchday Programme
