Game #2549
Aston Villa
8-2-1, 18 PTS

Wednesday, 30 September 1959
1st (-)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB John Neal | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช |
W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | โฝ | โฝ |
F Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Ron Wylie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Bobby Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964

Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
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 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 31.30 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 22.54 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa concede a last gasp equaliser at the Victoria Ground but move three points clear at the top of the table.
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.
Starting XI

Drew
3-3
๐จ 30 Sep 1959, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 65' | Peter McParland | 67' | 74' |
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 67' | Bobby Thomson | 74' |
Match Timeline
๐ | HT Stoke City 0-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 57' Goal, 0-1, (Stoke City, pen), Doug Newlands
๐ฅ
| 64' Goal, 0-2, (Stoke City), Johnny King
โฝ | 65' Goal, 1-2, Own Goal, Ken Thomson
โฝ | 67' Goal, 2-2, Peter McParland, Assist Jimmy MacEwan
โฝ | 74' Goal, 3-2, Peter McParland, Assist by Bobby Thomson
๐ฅ
| 90' Goal, 3-3, (Stoke City), Frank Bowyer
๐ | FT Stoke City 3-3 Aston Villa
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #39 |
Wednesday, 30 September 1959
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: John Mitchell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Prescot, 1955-1967
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 3-3
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: John Mitchell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Prescot, 1955-1967
Match Stats
Not recorded
Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
๐ 36 | ๐ฉ | 17 ๐จ 7 ๐ฅ 12 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
Division Two
Stoke
4-3-4, 11 PTS
Victoria Ground
Attendance: 27,155
GK Bill Robertson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB John McCue | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tony Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Tony Bentley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Bill Asprey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CH Kenny Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Don Ratcliffe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Dickie Cunliffe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Doug Newlands | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Frank Bowyer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Johnny King | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Frank Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1959-60
Playing Squad

































