Game #2552
Aston Villa
9-4-1, 22 PTS
Saturday, 17 October 1959
Aston Villa
1-0
Middlesbrough
Division Two
Middlesbrough
6-4-3, 16 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,773
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Stan Lynn, scored to extend Villa's unbeaten run to twelve games, Saturday, 17 October 1959.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 October 1959
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Middlesbrough
⚽ | 67' Goal, 1-0, Stan Lynn
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa extend their unbeaten run to twelve as they win for the first time in four to make it nine wins, four draws and a defeat in fourteen 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
Middlesbrough
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #42 |
Saturday, 17 October 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 39 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 9 🟥 12 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Monmouth, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Johnny Dixon replaces Vic Crowe.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.35 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.88 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.59 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bob Dennison | 🏴 |
Middlesbrough
GK Peter Taylor | 🏴 |
RB Ray Bilcliff | 🏴 |
CB Brian Phillips | 🏴 |
LB Mick McNeil | 🏴 |
RH Dennis Windross | 🏴 |
M Ray Yeoman | 🏴 |
M Bill Harris | 🏴 |
W Billy Day | 🏴 |
W Ron Burbeck | 🏴 |
F Willie Fernie | 🏴 |
CF Derek McLean | 🏴 |
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
Boro XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
International Duty | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
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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