Game #2561
Aston Villa
15-5-3, 35 PTS
Saturday, 19 December 1959
Aston Villa
3-1
Brighton & Hove Albion
Division Two
Brighton & Hove Albion
6-6-10, 18 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,875
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 57' | Peter McParland | 77' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored a brace as Villa win for the fifteenth time in twenty three division two games, Saturday, 19 December 1959.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 December 1959
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
⚽ | 57' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Ron Wylie
⚽ | 67' Goal, 2-0, Peter McParland
⚽ | 77' Goal, 3-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Peter McParland
🥅 | 85' Goal, 3-1, (Brighton & Hove Albion), Denis Gordon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa record successive wins to make it fifteen wins, five draws and three defeats, all away, in twenty three division two games so far this season as their excellent progress towards promotion from the second tier continues.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Brighton & Hove Albion
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #51 |
Saturday, 19 December 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: J Cook | 🏴 | Pontefract, -1959
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 48 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 10 🟥 14 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: J Cook | 🏴 | Pontefract, -1959
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names and unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.32 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.52 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 25.21 |
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
Billy Lane | 🏴 |
Brighton & Hove Albion
GK Dave Hollins | 🏴 |
RB Tommy Bisset | 🏴 |
RB Roy Little | 🏴 |
CB Roy Jennings | 🏴 |
M Jack Bertolini | 🏴 |
M Fred Jones | 🏴 |
M Glen Wilson | 🏴 |
W Denis Gordon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Adrian Thorne | 🏴 |
CF Bill Curry | 🏴 |
CF Jeff Darey | 🏴 |
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
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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