Game #2542
Monday, 31 August 1959
Attendance: 23,188
Won
Division Two
Sunderland
DWLWW
Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Sunderland
Assist(s) | Not recorded
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
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
Sunderland
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 |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-0 |
Last 5 Games | DWLWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sunderland
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
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 |
Sunderland
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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