Game #2549
Aston Villa
8-2-1, 18 PTS
Wednesday, 30 September 1959
Stoke City
3-3
Aston Villa
Division Two
Stoke
4-3-4, 11 PTS
Victoria Ground
Attendance: 27,155
Drew
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 67' | Bobby Thomson | 74' |
MATCH SUMMARY
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 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
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Mitchell | 🏴 | Prescot, -1967 🆘
🆘 Awarded a penalty against John Neal for a totally unavoidable handball
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 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
SQUAD STATS
Stoke XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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