Game #2556
Aston Villa
11-5-2, 27 PTS
Saturday, 14 November 1959
Aston Villa
11-1
Charlton Athletic
Division Two
Charlton Athletic
6-7-4, 19 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 21,997
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Bobby Thomson | 2' | 29' | 72' | Vic Crowe | 26' | Stan Lynn | 40' | Nigel Sims | 46' | Peter McParland | 60' | Gerry Hitchens | 63' | Jimmy MacEwan | 65' | Ron Wylie | 69' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored five as Villa annihilate Charlton, Saturday, 14 November 1959.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 November 1959
⚽ | 2' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🥅 | 22' Goal, 1-1, (Charlton Athletic), Dennis Edwards
⚽ | 26' Goal, 2-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Vic Crowe
⚽ | 29' Goal, 3-1, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Bobby Thomson
⚽ | 40' Goal, 4-1, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Stan Lynn
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 4-1 Charlton Athletic
⚽ | 46' Goal, 5-1, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Nigel Sims
⚽ | 60' Goal, 6-1, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Peter McParland
💥 | 60' Player left field of play with injury (Charlton Athletic), Willy Duff
⚽ | 63' Goal, 7-1, Ron Wylie, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
⚽ | 65' Goal, 8-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
⚽ | 69' Goal, 9-1, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Ron Wylie
💥 | 70' Player returned to field of play (Charlton Athletic), Willy Duff
⚽ | 72' Goal, 10-1, Peter McParland, Assist by Bobby Thomson
⚽ | 86' Goal, 11-1, Peter McParland
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 11-1 Charlton Athletic
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa bounce back from their second defeat in seventeen to record an astonishing win over Charlton as they hammer the Londoners eleven goals to one at Villa Park. As a result Villa make it eleven wins, five draws and two defeats in eighteen 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
Charlton Athletic
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1946-47
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #46 |
Saturday, 14 November 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: L. J. Tirebuck | 🏴 | Halifax, -1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 4-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 11-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 43 | 🟩 | 20 🟨 10 🟥 13 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: L. J. Tirebuck | 🏴 | Halifax, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the fourth consecutive game and which has now been fielded in twelve of the last fourteen fixtures.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.69 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.43 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.67 |
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 | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ | 🔥 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Trotter | 🏴 |
Charlton Athletic
GK Willie Duff | 🏴 |
RB John Sewell | 🏴 |
CB Derek Ufton | 🏴 |
D Don Townsend | 🏴 |
D Marvin Hinton | 🏴 |
M Fred Lucas | 🏴 |
W Sammy Lawrie | 🏴 |
W Johnny Summers | 🏴 |
F Bill Kiernan | 🏴 |
F Dennis Edwards | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Stuart Leary | 🇿🇦 |
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
SQUAD STATS
Charlton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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