Game #2543
Aston Villa
3-1-1, 7 PTS
Saturday, 5 September 1959
Drew
2nd (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division Two
Attendance: 26,162
Bristol Rovers
Eastville Stadium
1-3-0, 5 PTS
An outstanding performance from the opposition 'keeper prevents Villa making it three consecutive victories and four in their first five second division games.
Bristol Rovers
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 10' |
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored his third goal in two games as Villa are held by Bristol Rovers, Saturday, 5 September 1959.
PREVIOUS MATCH
NEXT MATCH
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 September 1959
⚽ | 10' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Ron Wylie
🥅 | 20' Goal, 1-1, (Bristol Rovers), Dai Ward
🕒 | HT Bristol Rovers 1-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Bristol Rovers 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa are held to a draw away at Bristol Rovers but make it three unbeaten and three wins, a draw and a defeat so far this season.`
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Bristol Rovers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Bristol Rovers
Previous 5 vs. Bristol Rovers: None
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #33 |
Saturday, 5 September 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: F. V. Stringer | 🏴 | Liverpool, -1962
Kick off:
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 33 | 🟩 | 13 🟨 7 🟥 13 | 1.39
Career Form:
Mid Table
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: F. V. Stringer | 🏴 | Liverpool, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
F. V. Stringer
CARDS
Villa
None
Bristol Rovers
None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up for the first time this season.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.49 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.24 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.47 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Bert Tann | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
Bristol Rovers
GK Malcolm Norman | 🏴 |
RB Doug Hillard | 🏴 |
LB Josser Watling | 🏴 |
CB David Pyle | 🏴 |
WH Norman Sykes | 🏴 |
M Ray Mabbutt | 🏴 |
M Peter Hooper | 🇰🇪 |
W Granville Smith | 🏴 |
IF Dai Ward | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Alfie Biggs | 🏴 |
CF Geoff Bradford | 🏴 |
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
Rovers 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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Trinity Mirror. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
All Videos
All Videos
FULL PENALTY SHOOTOUT | Aston Villa beat Lille on pens to reach Europa Conference League Semi-Finals
Martinez The Hero 🧤 | Lille 2-1 Aston Villa (3-4 penalties) | Europa Conference League Quarter-Final
A MASTERCLASS in North London | Arsenal 0-2 Aston Villa | HIGHLIGHTS
