Game #2554
Saturday, 31 October 1959
Attendance: 35,531
Won
Division Two
Plymouth Argyle
DDWDW
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Plymouth Argyle
Assist(s) | Not recorded
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
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
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 |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | DDWDW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Plymouth Argyle
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
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
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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