Game #2554
Aston Villa
10-5-1, 25 PTS
Saturday, 31 October 1959
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 35,531
Plymouth Argyle
Villa Park
3-4-8, 10 PTS
Villa's seventh successive home league win sees them reopen a two point lead at the top of the table.
Aston Villa
2-0
Plymouth Argyle
Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 9' | Pat Saward | 17' |
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored a third in two to extend Villa's unbeaten run to fourteen games, Saturday, 31 October 1959.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 October 1959
⚽ | 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
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Plymouth Argyle
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Plymouth Argyle
Previous 5 vs. Plymouth: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #44 |
Saturday, 31 October 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: N Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, -1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 44 | 🟩 | 20 🟨 11 🟥 13 | 1.61
Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: N Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
N Hough
CARDS
Villa
None
Plymouth Argyle
None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names the same line up fielded in ten of the previous twelve games.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.65 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.39 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.63 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Jack Rowley | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
Plymouth Argyle
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 | 🏴 |
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
Plymouth XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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