Game #2535
Aston Villa
Saturday, 18 April 1959
Drew
21st (-1)
LDLLD
Division One
Attendance: 27,097
Burnley
Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-0
Burnley
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 April 1959
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
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Burnley
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1920-21
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 |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 22 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 3 🟥 10 | 1.36
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
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
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
Harry Potts | 🏴 |
Burnley
GK Adam Blacklaw | 🏴 |
RB John Angus | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Adamson | 🏴 |
M Bobby Seith | 🏴 |
M Brian Pilkington | 🏴 |
M Brian Miller | 🏴 |
M Jimmy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
F Albert Cheesebrough | 🏴 |
CF Ray Pointer | 🏴 |
CF Ray Pointer | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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
Burnley 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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