Game #2558
Aston Villa
13-5-2, 31 PTS
Saturday, 28 November 1959
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 37,367
Scunthorpe United
Villa Park
5-7-7, 17 PTS
Aston Villa
5-0
Scunthorpe United
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 34' | Peter McParland | 43' | 79' | Jimmy MacEwan | 62' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa make it twenty one goals in three games and open up a three point lead at the top of the second division table. Up next is second placed Rotherham and a chance to extend the lead to five points.
Joe Mercer had set a target of 30 points by Christmas to be sure Villa were on track for promotion, they were now on 31 points, it was 28 November.
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, made it ten in three games as Villa hammer Scunthorpe, Saturday, 28 November 1959.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 November 1959
⚽ | 28' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland
⚽ | 34' Goal, 2-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
⚽ | 43' Goal, 3-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Scunthorpe United
⚽ | 62' Goal, 4-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
⚽ | 79' Goal, 5-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe United
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa continue their extraordinary season as they record a second successive 5-0 win, following on from their 11-1 annihilation of Charlton to make it twenty one goals in three games and thirteen wins, five draws and two defeats in twenty 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
Scunthorpe United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Scunthorpe United
Previous 5 vs. Scunthorpe: None
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #48 |
Saturday, 28 November 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴 | Bristol, -1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 45 | 🟩 | 22 🟨 10 🟥 13 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴 | Bristol, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Scunthorpe United
None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the sixth consecutive game and which has now been fielded in fourteen of the last sixteen fixtures.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.72 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.47 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.70 |
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
Frank Soo | 🏴 |
Scunthorpe United
GK Ivor Williams | 🏴 |
LB Jack Brownsword | 🏴 |
CB Brian Heward | 🏴 |
M Len Sharpe | 🏴 |
M Dennis John | 🏴 |
W Jack Marriott | 🏴 |
W Martin Bakes | 🏴 |
F Jack Haigh | 🏴 |
F Peter Donnelly | 🏴 |
CF Barrie Thomas | 🏴 |
CF Harry Middleton | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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
Scunthorpe XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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