Game #2545
Aston Villa
5-1-1, 11 PTS
Saturday, 12 September 1959
Won
1st (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 36,608
Ipswich Town
Villa Park
2-0-5, 4 PTS
Aston Villa
3-1
Ipswich Town
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 3' | Bobby Thomson | 16' | 43' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa sweep aside Ipswich with embarrassing ease to make it five wins in seven at the start of the 1959-60 campaign and climb to the summit of the table for the first time.
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored to secure Villa's fifth win in seven, Saturday, 12 September 1959.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 September 1959
⚽ | 3' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
💥 | 4' Missed Penalty, Stan Lynn
⚽ | 16' Goal, 2-0, Ron Wylie, Assist by Bobby Thomson
⚽ | 43' Goal, 3-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Ipswich Town
🥅 | 75' Goal, 3-1, (Ipswich Town), Ray Crawford
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Ipswich Town
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa extend their unbeaten run to five and make it five wins, a draw and a defeat in seven division two games so far this season as their excellent start to life in the second tier continues.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Ipswich Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Ipswich Town
Previous 5 vs. Ipswich: 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #35 |
Saturday, 12 September 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jim Carr | 🏴 | Sheffield, -1968
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 32 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 6 🟥 12 | 1.5
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jim Carr | 🏴 | Sheffield, -1968
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Ipswich Town
None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the fourth consecutive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.51 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.25 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.49 |
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
Alf Ramsey | 🏴 |
Ipswich Town
GK Roy Bailey | 🏴 |
RB Basil Acres | 🏴 |
D Andy Nelson | 🏴 |
LB Ken Malcolm | 🏴 |
RH Neil Myles | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Belcher | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Leadbetter | 🏴 |
F Dermot Curtis | 🇮🇪 |
CF Ray Crawford | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Ted Phillips | 🏴 |
CF Brian Siddall | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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
Ipswich 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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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