Game #2557
Aston Villa
12-5-2, 29 PTS
Saturday, 21 November 1959
1st (-)
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Won
5-0
๐ฉ 21 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
Division Two
Bristol City
5-1-11, 11 PTS
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 29,738
On This Day
Villa have to settle for just the five goals at Ashton Gate as they reopen their two point lead at the top of the second division.
Joe Mercer's Villa continue their extraordinary season as they hammer Bristol City at Ashton Gate and make it sixteen goals in two games and twelve wins, five draws and two defeats in nineteen division two games so far this season as their excellent start to life in the second tier continues.
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB John Neal | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช |
W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐จ | โฝ |
F Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
F Ron Wylie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
F Bobby Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Peter McParland (2)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
None
Team News
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the fifth consecutive game and which has now been fielded in thirteen of the last fifteen fixtures.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.71 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 31.45 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 22.68 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 41' | 43' | 86' | Ron Wylie | 55' | Peter McParland | 87' |
Assist(s) | Stan Lynn | 41' | Jimmy MacEwan | 43' | Gerry Hitchens | 55' | Ron Wylie | 86' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 41' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Stan Lynn
โฝ | 43' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
๐ | HT Bristol City 0-2 Aston Villa
โฝ | 55' Goal, 3-0, Ron Wylie, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
๐จ | Booking, Peter McParland, Foul
โฝ | 86' Goal, 4-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Ron Wylie
โฝ | 87' Goal, 5-0, Peter McParland
๐ | FT Bristol City 0-5 Aston Villa
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #47 |
Saturday, 21 November 1959
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Francis Gerrard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Preston, 1949-1959
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 5-0
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Francis Gerrard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Preston, 1949-1959
Previous 5 vs. Bristol City: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 14 | ๐ฉ W9 (64% ) | ๐จ D5 | ๐บ(100% ) | ๐ฅ L0 (0% ) | โฝ 33 | ๐ฅ 14 | GD 19
Match Stats
Not recorded
Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
๐ 44 | ๐ฉ | 21 ๐จ 10 ๐ฅ 13 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
GK Tony Cook | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Roger Collinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alan Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Mike Thresher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LH Frank Jacobs | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Phil Coggins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W John McCann | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Alistair Hill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
IF Malcolm Graham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Cavanagh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF John Atyeo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Peter Doherty | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1959-60
Playing Squad
GK Kevin Keelan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #479 |
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #453 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #450 |
CB Terry Morrall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #471 |
FB Doug Winton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #468 |
FB Gordon Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #462 |
FB John Neal | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #472 |
RB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #422 |
M Alan Deakin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #474 |
M Mike Tindall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #476 |
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช | #447 |
M Trevor Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #442 |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #439 |
W Harry Burrows | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #475 |
W Jimmy Adam | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #469 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #470 |
W Norman Ashe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #477 |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | #431 |
CF Bobby Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #473 |
CF Brian Handley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #478 |
CF Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #460 |
F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #448 |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #396 |
CF Ron Wylie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #467 |
