Aston Villa
12-5-2, 29 PTS
Saturday, 21 November 1959
1959-60
1st (-)
Won
5-0
Bristol City
5-1-11, 11 PTS
Division Two
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 29,738
On This Day
Saturday, 21 November 1959
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๐ฉ 21 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
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' |
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
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
Game #2557
Match Record
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #47 |
Saturday, 21 November 1959
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
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Bristol City: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 14 | ๐ฉ W9 (64% ) | ๐จ D5 | ๐บ(100% ) | ๐ฅ L0 (0% ) | โฝ 33 | ๐ฅ 14 | GD 19
Villa Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Head to Head
Opposition Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Team News
Unavailable
None
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
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.
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
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
Line Up & Subs
Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Peter Doherty | ๐ฌ๐ง |
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 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Officials
Referee: Francis Gerrard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Preston, 1949-1959
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
๐จ Peter McParland (2)
Opposition Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Matchday Squads
Match Stats
Not recorded
Match Media

What they Said
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
FB John Neal | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐
18
โ
18
โฝ
๐ฅ
0
0
๐ฉ
11
๐จ
5
๐ฅ
2
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
๐
๐
โฝ
Sub 1
๐ฅ
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
1959-60
First Team Squad
Matchday Programme
League Table






