Game #2554
Aston Villa
10-5-1, 25 PTS
Saturday, 31 October 1959
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
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 | 🏴 |
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Matchday Squad:
None
Joe Mercer names the same line up fielded in ten of the previous twelve games.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.65 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.39 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.63 |
Villa's seventh successive home league win sees them reopen a two point lead at the top of the table.
Joe Mercer's Villa extend their unbeaten run to fourteen as they make it ten wins, five draws and a defeat in sixteen division two games so far this season as their excellent start to life in the second tier continues.
Won
2-0
🟩 31 Oct 1959, Villa 2-0 Plymouth, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 9' | Peter McParland | 17' |
Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 9' | Pat Saward | 17' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 9' Goal, 1-0, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Ron Wylie
⚽ | 17' Goal, 2-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Pat Saward
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Plymouth Argyle
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Plymouth Argyle
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #44 |
Saturday, 31 October 1959
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Norman Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1955-1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Referee: Norman Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1955-1961
Previous 5 vs. Plymouth: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 41 | 🟩 | 19 🟨 10 🟥 12 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division Two
Plymouth Argyle
3-4-8, 10 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 35,531
GK Geoff Barnsley | 🏴 |
RB Terry Stacey | 🏴 |
CB Reg Wyatt | 🏴 |
LB Wally Bellett | 🏴 |
LH Len Casey | 🏴 |
M Johnny Williams | 🏴 |
F Ronnie Waldock | 🏴 |
IF Peter Kearns | 🏴 |
W Alex Govan | 🏴 |
W Harry Penk | 🏴 |
CF Wilf Carter | 🏴 |
Jack Rowley | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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