Game #2549
Aston Villa
8-2-1, 18 PTS
Wednesday, 30 September 1959
Drew
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division Two
Attendance: 27,155
Stoke
Victoria Ground
4-3-4, 11 PTS
Stoke City
3-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 67' | Bobby Thomson | 74' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa concede a last gasp equaliser at the Victoria Ground but move three points clear at the top of the table.
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
Wednesday, 30 September 1959
🕒 | HT Stoke City 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 57' Goal, 0-1, (Stoke City, pen), Doug Newlands
🥅 | 64' Goal, 0-2, (Stoke City), Johnny King
⚽ | 65' Goal, 1-2, Own Goal, Ken Thomson
⚽ | 67' Goal, 2-2, Peter McParland, Assist Jimmy MacEwan
⚽ | 74' Goal, 3-2, Peter McParland, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🥅 | 90' Goal, 3-3, (Stoke City), Frank Bowyer
🕒 | FT Stoke City 3-3 Aston Villa
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
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
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 | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: John Mitchell | 🏴 | Prescot, -1967 🆘
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 36 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 7 🟥 12 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Mitchell | 🏴 | Prescot, -1967 🆘
🆘 Awarded a penalty against John Neal for a totally unavoidable handball
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
John Mitchell
CARDS
Villa
None
Stoke
None
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
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
Frank Taylor | 🏴 |
Stoke
GK Bill Robertson | 🏴 |
LB John McCue | 🏴 |
LB Tony Allen | 🏴 |
D Tony Bentley | 🏴 |
RB Bill Asprey | 🏴 |
CH Kenny Thomson | 🏴 |
W Don Ratcliffe | 🏴 |
W Dickie Cunliffe | 🏴 |
F Doug Newlands | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Frank Bowyer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Johnny King | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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
Stoke 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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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