Game #2534
Aston Villa
11-5-22, 27 PTS
Saturday, 11 April 1959
Lost
21st (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division One
Preston North End
17-5-18, 39 PTS
Deepdale
Attendance: 12,244
🟥 11 Apr 1959, Villa 2-4 Preston, Deepdale
Preston North End
4-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Les Smith | 26' | 44' |
🟥 11 Apr 1959, Villa 2-4 Preston, Deepdale
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 11 April 1959
🥅 | 20' Goal, 0-1, (Preston North End), Sammy Taylor
⚽ | 26' Goal, 1-1, Jackie Sewell, Assist by Les Smith
⚽ | 44' Goal, 2-1, Billy Myerscough, Assist by Les Smith
🕒 | HT Preston North End 1-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 49' Goal, 2-2, (Preston North End), Tommy Thompson
🥅 | 60' Goal, 2-3, (Preston North End), Taylor
🥅 | 89' Goal, 2-4, (Preston North End), Tommy Thompson
🕒 | FT Preston North End 4-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 11 Apr 1959, Villa 2-4 Preston, Deepdale
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 11 April 1959
Villa fall into the bottom two with four to play as a half time lead at Deepdale turns into a 2-4 defeat thanks to ex. Villain Tommy Thompson's goals. Meanwhile Leicester leapfrog Villa courtesy of their draw with West Ham.
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.
🟥 11 Apr 1959, Villa 2-4 Preston, Deepdale
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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
Previous 5 vs. Preston: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
League 🕒 84 | 🟩 45 | 🟨 8 | 🟥 31 | ⚽ 160 | 🥅 127 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 10 |
For the 50th time in 90 games one or other of the sides has scored 3 or more goals. ⚽ Villa 29 Preston 24. Both have done so on 3 occasions.
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟥 11 Apr 1959, Villa 2-4 Preston, Deepdale
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #24 |
Saturday, 11 April 1959
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🟥 11 Apr 1959, Villa 2-4 Preston, Deepdale
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Peter Rhodes | 🏴 | York, 1958-1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 21 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 2 🟥 10 | 1.38
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 11 Apr 1959, Villa 2-4 Preston, Deepdale
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Rhodes | 🏴 | York, 1958-1965
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 11 Apr 1959, Villa 2-4 Preston, Deepdale
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jackie Sewell replaces Gerry Hitchens.
Starting XI Average Age
| 29.28 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.36 |
Youngest Player |
F Peter McParland | 🏴 | 24.98 |
🟥 11 Apr 1959, Villa 2-4 Preston, Deepdale
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 11 Apr 1959, Villa 2-4 Preston, Deepdale
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 11 Apr 1959, Villa 2-4 Preston, Deepdale
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟥 11 Apr 1959, Villa 2-4 Preston, Deepdale
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 11 Apr 1959, Villa 2-4 Preston, Deepdale
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Preston XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 11 Apr 1959, Villa 2-4 Preston, Deepdale
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 11 Apr 1959, Villa 2-4 Preston, Deepdale
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 11 Apr 1959, Villa 2-4 Preston, Deepdale
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 11 Apr 1959, Villa 2-4 Preston, Deepdale
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 11 Apr 1959, Villa 2-4 Preston, Deepdale