Game #2537
Saturday, 25 April 1959
Attendance: 39,661
Drew
Division One
21st (-)
Manchester City
LLDLD
Maine Road
Manchester City
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa without a win in eight, secure a draw and a point against relegation rivals Manchester City to make it eleven wins, seven draws and twenty three losses in forty one division one games with one final game to play - away from home - with Villa needing to win to avoid relegation.
Aston Villa
Manchester City
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #27 |
Saturday, 25 April 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 0-0 |
Last 5 Games | LLDLD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Manchester City
TEAM NEWS
Stan Lynn, Pat Saward and Billy Myerscough replace Peter Aldis, Les Smith and Jackie Sewell.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.45 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 35.40 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 24.56 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
FB Stan Lynn |
FB Doug Winton |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Vic Crowe |
M Pat Saward |
F Ron Wylie |
F Billy Myerscough |
F Peter McParland |
F Gerry Hitchens |
F Johnny Dixon |
Manchester City
Trautmann, McTavish, Branagan, Leivers, Barnes, Barlow, Sambrook, Hayes, Cheetham, Fagan, Johnstone. Manager: Les McDowall.
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
Not Recorded
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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