Game #2555
Aston Villa
10-5-2, 25 PTS
Saturday, 7 November 1959
Lost
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division Two
Attendance: 49,981
Liverpool
Anfield
6-5-5, 17 PTS
Villa suffer a shock defeat at Anfield as a fortunate Liverpool inflict Villa's first defeat in 15 games.
Liverpool
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
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
Saturday, 7 November 1959
🕒 | HT Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 54' Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Dave Hickson
⚽ | 58' Goal, 1-1, Peter McParland
🥅 | 80' Goal, 1-2, (Liverpool), Dave Hickson
🕒 | FT Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa
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
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
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 | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Tuck | 🏴 | Chesterfield, -1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 45 | 🟩 | 20 🟨 11 🟥 14 | 1.58
Career Form:
Top 8
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Tuck | 🏴 | Chesterfield, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Ken Tuck
CARDS
Villa
None
Liverpool
None
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 | 🏴 |
Phil Taylor | 🏴 |
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
GK Doug Rudham | 🇿🇦 |
RB John Molyneux | 🏴 |
CB Dick White | 🏴 |
LB Ronnie Moran | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Melia | 🏴 |
M Barry Wilkinson | 🏴 |
M Johnny Wheeler | 🏴 |
W Alan A’Court | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Harrower | 🏴 |
CF Roger Hunt | 🏴 |
CF Dave Hickson (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
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
Liverpool XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
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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