Game #2548
Aston Villa
8-1-1, 17 PTS
Saturday, 26 September 1959
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 39,467
Leyton Orient
Villa Park
4-3-3, 11 PTS
An ultra defensive Orient make life hard but Villa again find a way to win to make it eight wins in 10 second division games and retain their two point lead at the top of the table.
Aston Villa
1-0
Leyton Orient
Assist(s) | Pat Saward | 67' |
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored to help Villa win five consecutive League games for the first time since 1931, Saturday, 26 September 1959.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 September 1959
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Orient
⚽ | 67' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Pat Saward
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Orient
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa extend their unbeaten run to eight as they win five consecutive League games proper for the first time since March 1931 to make it eight wins, a draw and a defeat in ten 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
Leyton Orient
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leyton Orient
Previous 5 vs. Orient: 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #38 |
Saturday, 26 September 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: George McCabe | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1954-1969
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 38 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 7 🟥 13 | 1.61
Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George McCabe | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1954-1969
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
George McCabe
CARDS
Villa
None
Leyton Orient
None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the seventh consecutive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.55 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.29 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.53 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Les Gore | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
Leyton Orient
GK Dave Groombridge | 🏴 |
LB Eddie Lewis | 🏴 |
CB Sid Bishop | 🏴 |
LH Cyril Lea 🏴 |
W Joe Elwood | 🇬🇧 |
W George Wright | 🏴 |
IF Peter Burridge | 🏴 |
F Eddie Baily | 🏴 |
F Ken Facey | 🏴 |
CF Eddy Brown | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Johnston | 🏴 |
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
Orient 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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