Game #2542
Aston Villa
3-0-1, 6 PTS
Monday, 31 August 1959
Won
3rd (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Sunderland
1-1-2, 3 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 23,188
🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Sunderland
Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 13' | Jimmy MacEwan | 40' | Peter McParland | 60' |
🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 31 August 1959
🟢 | 1' Debut, Bobby Thomson
⚽ | 13' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Ron Wylie
⚽ | 40' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Sunderland
⚽ | 60' Goal, 3-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Sunderland
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
🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 31 August 1959
Villa make it three wins from four and climb to third in the early second division table as they get swift revenge over Sunderland for their defeat at Roker Park.
Joe Mercer's Villa make it successive wins as they gain quick revenge for their defeat at Roker Park by beating Sunderland and making it two home wins from two and three wins in four so far this season.
Meanwhile, forward Bobby Thomson made a goalscoring debut aged 22 after joining from Wolverhampton Wanderers in June 1959.
🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CF Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | #473 | £8,000 signing from Wolves
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Sunderland
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37
🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #32 |
Monday, 31 August 1959
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🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 29 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 5 🟥 12 | 1.41
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
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
🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jimmy Dugdale and Bobby Thomson (debut) replace Terry Morrall and Jimmy Adam.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.48 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.22 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.46 |
🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Alan Brown | 🏴 |
Sunderland
GK John Bollands | 🏴 |
RB Colin Nelson | 🏴 |
CB Charles Hurley | 🇮🇪 |
CB Jim McNab | 🏴 |
LB Len Ashurst | 🏴 |
M Stan Anderson | 🏴 |
M Colin Grainger | 🏴 |
W John Fraser | 🇬🇧 |
F Ernie Taylor | 🏴 |
F Alan O'Neill | 🏴 |
CF Ian Lawther | 🇬🇧 |
🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, 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
🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, 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 🇺
🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Sunderland XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park