Game #2555
Saturday, 7 November 1959
Attendance: 49,981
Lost
Division Two
Liverpool
DWDWL
Anfield
Liverpool
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored a fourth in three games but Villa lose for the first time in fifteen, Saturday, 7 November 1959.
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa lose for the first time in fifteen games as they are beaten by promotion rivals Liverpool at Anfield to make it ten wins, five draws and two defeats in seventeen division two games so far this season as their excellent start to life in the second tier continues.
Aston Villa
Liverpool
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1946-47
FIXTURE HISTORY
Liverpool
Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #45 |
Saturday, 7 November 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-2 |
Last 5 Games | DWDWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Liverpool
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names the same line up fielded in eleven of the previous thirteen games.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.67 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 31.41 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 22.65 |
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 |
Liverpool
Rudham, Molyneux, Moran, White, Melia, Wilkinson, Wheeler, Hickson (ex) (g) (g), A’Court, Hunt, Harrower
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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