Game #2557
Aston Villa
12-5-2, 29 PTS
Saturday, 21 November 1959
Bristol City
0-5
Aston Villa
Division Two
Bristol City
5-1-11, 11 PTS
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 29,738
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Stan Lynn | 41' | Jimmy MacEwan | 43' | Gerry Hitchens | 55' | Ron Wylie | 86' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, made it eight in two games as Villa hammer Bristol City, Saturday, 21 November 1959.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 November 1959
⚽ | 41' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Stan Lynn
⚽ | 43' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | HT Bristol City 0-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 55' Goal, 3-0, Ron Wylie, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🟨 | Booking, Peter McParland, Foul
⚽ | 86' Goal, 4-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Ron Wylie
⚽ | 87' Goal, 5-0, Peter McParland
🕒 | FT Bristol City 0-5 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Bristol City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #47 |
Saturday, 21 November 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Francis Gerrard | 🏴 | Preston, -1959
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 44 | 🟩 | 21 🟨 10 🟥 13 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Francis Gerrard | 🏴 | Preston, -1959
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
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 | 🏴 | 31.45 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.68 |
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
Peter Doherty | 🇬🇧 |
Bristol City
GK Tony Cook | 🏴 |
RB Roger Collinson | 🏴 |
CB Alan Williams | 🏴 |
LB Mike Thresher | 🏴 |
LH Frank Jacobs | 🏴 |
W Phil Coggins | 🏴 |
W John McCann | 🏴 |
W Alistair Hill | 🏴 |
IF Malcolm Graham | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Cavanagh | 🏴 |
CF John Atyeo | 🏴 |
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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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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