Game #2538
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 29 April 1959
Drew
21st (-)
LDLDD
Division One
Attendance: 48,165
West Bromwich Albion
The Hawthorns
West Brom
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored the final goal of the season to earn a draw but Villa are relegated by a single point, Wednesday, 29 April 1959.
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Wednesday, 29 April 1959
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 HISTORY
West Bromwich Albion
Previous 5 vs. Albion: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #28 |
Wednesday, 29 April 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | LDLDD |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 28 | 🟩 | 10 🟨 6 🟥 12 | 1.29
Career Form:
Mid Table
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
West Bromwich Albion
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
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 |
West Bromwich Albion
Potter, Williams, Howe, Kennedy, Barlow, Robson, Campbell, Hogg, Jackson, Allen (g), Kevan. Manager: Vic Buckingham.
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
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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