Game #2561
Aston Villa
15-5-3, 35 PTS
Saturday, 19 December 1959
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴 | 🔥 |
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
Wingers
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
Forward
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
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 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
3-1
🟩 19 Dec 1959, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 57' | 67' | Gerry Hitchens | 77' |
Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 57' | Peter McParland | 77' |
Match Timeline
🕒 | 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), Dennis Gordon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #51 |
Saturday, 19 December 1959
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: J. Cook | 🏴 | Pontefract, 1956-1959
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: J. Cook | 🏴 | Pontefract, 1956-1959
Linesmen: A. F. Mason; A. Guise
Previous 5 vs. Brighton: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 5 | 🟩 W3 (60% ) | 🟨 D1 | 🇺(80% ) | 🟥 L1 (20% ) | ⚽ 11 | 🥅 7 | GD 4
Match Stats
Not recorded
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 48 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 10 🟥 14 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division Two
Brighton & Hove Albion
6-6-10, 18 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,875
GK Dave Hollins | 🏴 |
RB Tommy Bisset | 🏴 |
RB Roy Little | 🏴 |
CB Roy Jennings | 🏴 |
M Jack Bertolini | 🏴 |
M Fred Jones | 🏴 |
M Glen Wilson | 🏴 |
W Dennis Gordon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Adrian Thorne | 🏴 |
CF Bill Curry | 🏴 |
CF Jeff Darey | 🏴 |
Billy Lane | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Dave Hollins | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Roy Jennings | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Tommy Bisset | 🏴 |
RB Roy Little | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Jack Bertolini | 🏴 |
M Fred Jones | 🏴 |
M Glen Wilson | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Dennis Gordon | 🏴 |
W Adrian Thorne | 🏴 |
Forwards
CF Bill Curry | 🏴 |
CF Jeff Darey | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
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.
Villa swat aside Brighton as their promotion push continues, second placed Rotherham can only draw so Villa reopen their two point lead at the top of the table.
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Match Media
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