Game #2541
Aston Villa
2-0-1, 4 PTS
Saturday, 29 August 1959
Won
5th
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 34,666
Swansea City
Villa Park
1-0-2, 2 PTS
Aston Villa
1-0
Swansea Town
Assist(s) | Jimmy Adams | 7' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa win their first home game of the season but the performance was far from convincing.
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored his first of the season to help Villa win their first home game in division two for twenty one years, Saturday, 29 August 1959.
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Saturday, 29 August 1959
⚽ | 7' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Jimmy Adam
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Swansea City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Swansea City
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa bounce back from defeat at Sunderland to win their first home game of the season and make it two wins and a defeat in division two so far.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Swansea City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Swansea City
Previous 5 vs. Swansea: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #31 |
Saturday, 29 August 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Major C. H. Dennis | 🏴 | Redhill, -1960
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 28 | 🟩 | 11 🟨 5 🟥 12 | 1.36
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Major C. H. Dennis | 🏴 | Redhill, -1960
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Major C. H. Dennis
CARDS
Villa
None
Swansea City
None
TEAM NEWS
Gerry Hitchens replaces Jackie Sewell.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.38 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.22 |
Youngest Player |
CB Terry Morrall | 🏴 | 20.78 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Terry Morrall | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Trevor Morris | 🏴 |
Swansea City
GK John King | 🏴 |
RB Dai Thomas | 🏴 |
D Harry Griffiths | 🏴 |
D Brian Hughes | 🏴 |
CB Mel Nurse | 🏴 |
RB Allan Sanders | 🏴 |
M Len Allchurch | 🏴 |
W Dave Dodson | 🏴 |
F Reg Davies | 🏴 |
F Colin Webster | 🏴 |
F Brayley Reynolds | 🏴 |
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
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
Swansea XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
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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