Game #2546
Aston Villa
6-1-1, 13 PTS
Monday, 14 September 1959
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 34,623
Portsmouth
Villa Park
1-2-5, 4 PTS
Villa's fabulous early season form continues as they open up a two point lead at the top of the table thanks to their sixth win in eight second division games.
Aston Villa
5-2
Portsmouth
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 2' | 90' | Gerry Hitchens | 21' | Peter McParland | 28' | 62' |
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, made it three in two games as Villa record their sixth - and biggest - win in eight division two matches, Monday, 14 September 1959.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 14 September 1959
⚽ | 2' Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🥅 | 16' Goal, 1-1, (Portsmouth), Harry Harris
🥅 | 19' Goal, 1-2, (Portsmouth), Jimmy Campbell
⚽ | 21' Goal, 2-2, Peter McParland, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
⚽ | 28' Goal, 3-2, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-2 Portsmouth
⚽ | 62' Goal, 4-2, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Peter McParland
⚽ | 90' Goal, 5-2, Peter McParland, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-2 Portsmouth
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa extend their unbeaten run to six as they win three League consecutive games for the first time since January 1958 to make it six wins, a draw and a defeat in eight 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
Portsmouth
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
FIXTURE HISTORY
Portsmouth
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #36 |
Monday, 14 September 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jack Kelly | 🏴 | Chorley, -1962
HT Score: 🟩 3-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 36 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 7 🟥 13 | 1.53
Career Form:
Top 8
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Kelly | 🏴 | Chorley, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Jack Kelly
CARDS
Villa
None
Portsmouth
None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the fifth consecutive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.52 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.26 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.50 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Freddie Cox | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Portsmouth
GK Dick Beattie | 🏴 |
CB Alec Wilson | 🏴 |
D Phil Gunter | 🏴 |
WH Ron Howells | 🏴 |
M John Phillips | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Dickinson | 🏴 |
M Harry Harris | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Peter Harris | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Campbell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ron Newman | 🏴 |
CF Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
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
Portsmouth XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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
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