Game #2558
Saturday, 28 November 1959
Attendance: 37,367
Won
Division Two
Scunthorpe United
WLWWW
Villa Park
Aston Villa
5-0
Scunthorpe United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, made it ten in three games as Villa hammer Scunthorpe, Saturday, 28 November 1959.
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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
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 |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 5-0 |
Last 5 Games | WLWWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Scunthorpe United
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
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 |
Scunthorpe United
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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