Game #2535
Saturday, 18 April 1959
Attendance: 27,097
Drew
Division One
21st (-1)
Burnley
LDLLD
Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-0
Burnley
Assist(s) | None |
KEY MAN
PREVIOUS MATCH
NEXT MATCH
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa end a run of four defeats in five and draw for the third time in four to make it eleven wins, six draws and twenty two losses in thirty nine division one games with just three games - all away - left to play in a tight relegation fight.
Aston Villa
Burnley
FIXTURE HISTORY
Burnley
Previous 5 vs. Burnley: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Saturday, 18 April 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 0-0 |
Last 5 Games | LDLLD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Burnley
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 29.30 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 35.38 |
Youngest Player |
F Peter McParland | 25.00 |
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 |
Burnley
Blacklaw, Angus, Adamson, Cummings, Seith, Pilkington, Miller, McIlroy, Cheesebrough, Pointer, Connelly. Manager: Harry Potts.
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES