Game #2560
Aston Villa
14-5-3, 33 PTS
Saturday, 12 December 1959
Aston Villa
2-0
Cardiff City
Division Two
Cardiff City
12-6-3, 30 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 54,763
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 77' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Jimmy Adam, scored for the second successive game as Villa make it fourteen wins in twenty two division two games, Saturday, 12 December 1959.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 December 1959
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Cardiff City
⚽ | 77' Goal, 1-0, Jimmy Adam, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
⚽ | 89' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa bounce back from their shock defeat at Millmoor to beat Cardiff and make it fourteen wins, five draws and three defeats, all away, in twenty two division two games so far this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #50 |
Saturday, 12 December 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: H. Webb | 🏴 | Leeds, -1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 47 | 🟩 | 23 🟨 10 🟥 14 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: H. Webb | 🏴 | Leeds, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Pat Saward replaces Alan Deakin.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.30 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.50 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 25.19 |
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 Adam | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bill Jones | 🏴 |
Cardiff City
GK Graham Vearncombe | 🏴 |
LB Alec Milne | 🏴 |
D Ron Stitfall | 🏴 |
D Danny Malloy | 🏴 |
D Derrick Sullivan | 🏴 |
M Steve Gammon | 🏴 |
M Graham Moore | 🏴 |
W Brian Walsh | 🏴 |
W Johnny Watkins | 🏴 |
F Derek Tapscott | 🏴 |
CF Joe Bonson | 🏴 |
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
Cardiff XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
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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