Game #2538
Aston Villa
11-8-23, 30 PTS
Wednesday, 29 April 1959
West Brom
1-1
Aston Villa
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
18-13-11, 49 PTS
The Hawthorns
Attendance: 48,165
Drew
21st (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
Assist(s) | Pat Saward | 65' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 29 April 1959
🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 65' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Pat Saward
🥅 | 88' Goal, 1-2, (West Bromwich Albion), Ronnie Allen
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa end the season without a win in nine, having played six away games over that period but manage to secure a draw at the Hawthorns.
That though is not enough to prevent a first relegation since 1937 as the damage suffered under Eric Houghton in the early part of the season proved too much to pull around by new boss Mercer.
Houghton had presided over twelve defeats in twenty and just five wins, conceding 53 goals at a rate of nearly three goals per game - including Villa’s biggest defeat in eight years - as Villa recorded six successive defeats for only the third time in their history.
Mercer by contrast delivered the same number of losses over twenty eight games but won twice the amount - ten.
The relative upturn in form however was not enough as Villa were relegated, a single point from safety.
Meanwhile, forward Billy Myerscough made his final appearance for Villa aged 28 before moving on to Rotherham United in July.
Myerscough played for Villa between 1956-57 and 1958-59 making 73 appearances and scoring 17 goals.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1953-54
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #28 |
Wednesday, 29 April 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: I. R. Rosekilly | 🏴 | Uxbridge, -1959
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 25 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 5 🟥 11 | 1.28
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: I. R. Rosekilly | 🏴 | Uxbridge, -1959
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.46 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.41 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 24.57 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Vic Buckingham | 🏴 |
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West Bromwich Albion
GK Ray Potter | 🏴 |
LB Graham Williams | 🏴 |
CB Joe Kennedy | 🏴 |
RB Don Howe | 🏴 |
M Ray Barlow | 🏴 |
W Bobby Robson | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Campbell | 🏴 |
W Derek Hogg | 🏴 |
W Alec Jackson | 🏴 |
CF Ronnie Allen | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Derek Kevan | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
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Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
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Albion XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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None
UNAVAILABLE
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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
🔴 F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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