Game #2549
Wednesday, 30 September 1959
Attendance: 27,155
Drew
Division Two
Stoke
WWWWD
Victoria Ground
Stoke City
3-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, made it six in five games as Villa extend their unbeaten run to nine, Wednesday, 30 September 1959.
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa extend their unbeaten run to nine but are held to a draw at Stoke as they make it eight wins, two draws and a defeat in eleven division two games so far this season as their excellent start to life in the second tier continues.
Aston Villa
Stoke
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Stoke
Previous 5 vs. Stoke: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #39 |
Wednesday, 30 September 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 3-3 |
Last 5 Games | WWWWD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Stoke
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the eighth consecutive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.56 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 31.30 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 22.54 |
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 |
Stoke
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES