Game #2560
Aston Villa
14-5-3, 33 PTS
Saturday, 12 December 1959


Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Cardiff City
12-6-3, 30 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 54,763
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0

Cardiff City

Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 77' |
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park


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
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 12 December 1959
Described as a game that none of the 50,000 who attended will ever forget, Villa and Cardiff go toe to toe in a high tempo battle of two excellent football teams. Villa though, with the edge, take the win and continue their unbeaten home run. Villa remain one point ahead of Rotherham at the top of the table but open a three point gap to Cardiff in third and are now seven points clear of 4th placed Middlesbrough.
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
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #50 |
Saturday, 12 December 1959
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🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
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 | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 47 | 🟩 | 23 🟨 10 🟥 14 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: H. Webb | 🏴 | Leeds, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Pat Saward replaces Alan Deakin.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.30 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.50 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 25.19 |
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964

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 | 🏴 |
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
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🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS

Cardiff XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

