Game #2535
Aston Villa
11-6-22, 28 PTS
Saturday, 18 April 1959
Drew
20th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division One
Burnley
19-9-13, 47 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 27,097
🟨 18 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-0
Burnley
Assist(s) | None
🟨 18 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 April 1959
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Burnley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Burnley
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
🟨 18 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 18 April 1959
Villa secure a point against fourth placed Burnley to climb out of the bottom two above Manchester City who they play in the penultimate game of the season.
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.
🟨 18 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park
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
Burnley
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1920-21
🟨 18 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Saturday, 18 April 1959
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🟨 18 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: John Husband | 🏴 | London, 1955-1960
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 22 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 3 🟥 10 | 1.36
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 18 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Husband | 🏴 | London, 1955-1960
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
🟨 18 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 29.30 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.38 |
Youngest Player |
F Peter McParland | 🏴 | 25.00 |
🟨 18 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park
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
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 | 🏴 |
🟨 18 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 18 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park
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
🟨 18 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 18 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Burnley XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟨 18 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 18 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 18 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 18 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 18 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park