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Ron Saunders, 14th April 1981
Game #2550
Aston Villa
8-3-1, 19 PTS
Saturday, 3 October 1959
Drew
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Division Two
Attendance: 13,850
Lincoln City
Sincil Bank
2-1-8, 5 PTS
Villa draw for the second successive away game as they are held by bottom of the table Lincoln but they keep their three point lead at the top of the table.
Lincoln City
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
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Saturday, 3 October 1959
🕒 | HT Lincoln City 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Lincoln City 0-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa extend their unbeaten run to ten but are held to a second successive draw - this time at Sincil Bank - as they make it eight wins, three draws and a defeat in twelve 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
Lincoln City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Lincoln City
Previous 5 vs. Lincoln: None
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #40 |
Saturday, 3 October 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Dagnall | 🏴 | Bolton, 1955-1968
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Dagnall | 🏴 | Bolton, 1955-1968
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer makes his first change to the line up in nine games as Jimmy Adam replaces Peter McParland.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.84 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.31 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.55 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Con Moulson | 🇮🇪 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
Lincoln City
GK Bill Heath | 🏴 |
RB Ron Allen | 🏴 |
CB Dennis Gratton | 🏴 |
CB Bob Jackson | 🏴 |
LB Jeff Smith | 🏴 |
M Bert Linnecor | 🏴 |
M Fred Middleton | 🏴 |
W Ron Smillie | 🏴 |
W John McLelland | 🏴 |
IF Roy Chapman | 🏴 |
CF Andy Graver | 🏴 |
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
Lincoln XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
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
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