Game #2534
Aston Villa
Saturday, 11 April 1959
Lost
20th (-)
LLDLL
Division One
Attendance: 12,244
Preston North End
Deepdale
Preston North End
4-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Billy Myerscough, scored but Villa lose for a fourth time in five League games as the threat of relegation grows, Saturday, 11 April 1959.
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Saturday, 11 April 1959
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa suffer a fourth defeat in five to make it eleven wins, five draws and twenty two losses in thirty eight division one games with four games left to play and a tight fight to avoid relegation continues.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937–38
FIXTURE HISTORY
Preston North End
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FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #24 |
Saturday, 11 April 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 2-4 |
Last 5 Games | LLDLL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 21 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 2 🟥 10 | 1.38
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Preston North End
TEAM NEWS
Jackie Sewell replaces Gerry Hitchens.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 29.28 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 35.36 |
Youngest Player |
F Peter McParland | 24.98 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Doug Winton |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Vic Crowe |
W Les Smith |
F Ron Wylie |
F Peter McParland |
F Jackie Sewell |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Billy Myerscough |
MANAGER
Cliff Britton | 🏴 |
Preston North End
GK Fred Else | 🏴 |
LB Joe Walton | 🏴 |
CB Jim Smith | 🏴 |
RB Willie Cunningham | 🏴 |
CH Harry Mattinson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
W Les Dagger | 🏴 |
W Sammy Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jimmy Baxter | 🏴 |
F Tommy Thompson (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Dennis Hatsell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
Preston XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
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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