Game #2542
Aston Villa
3-0-1, 6 PTS
Monday, 31 August 1959
Won
3rd (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 23,188
Sunderland
Villa Park
1-1-2, 3 PTS
Aston Villa
3-0
Sunderland
Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 13' | Jimmy MacEwan | 40' | Peter McParland | 60' |
MATCH SUMMARY
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.
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored his first goals of the season - a brace - as Villa see off Sunderland to make it three wins from four, Monday, 31 August 1959.
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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
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Sunderland
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sunderland
Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #32 |
Monday, 31 August 1959
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 | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 29 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 5 🟥 12 | 1.41
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
Unknown
CARDS
Villa
None
Sunderland
None
TEAM NEWS
Jimmy Dugdale and Bobby Thomson (debut) replace Terry Morrall and Jimmy Adam.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.48 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.22 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.46 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
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 | 🇬🇧 |
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
Sunderland XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
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
🟢 F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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