Game #2534
Saturday, 11 April 1959
Attendance: 12,244
Lost
Division One
20th (-)
Preston North End
LLDLL
Deepdale
Preston North End
4-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
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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MATCH TIMELINE
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
Preston North End
FIXTURE HISTORY
Preston North End
Previous 5 vs. Preston: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟩 |
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 |
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
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 |
Preston North End
Else, Walton, Smith, Mattinson, Cunningham, Milne, Baxter, Thompson (ex) (g) (g), Taylor (g), Hatsell (g), Dagger. Manager: Cliff Britton.
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
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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