Aston Villa
18-6-3, 42 PTS
Saturday, 16 January 1960
1959-60
1st (-)
Won
4-1
Bristol Rovers
8-8-10, 24 PTS
Division Two
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,110
On This Day
Saturday, 16 January 1960
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๐ฉ 16 Jan 1960, Villa 4-1 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Bobby Thomson | 40' | 75' | Jimmy Adam | 54' | Vic Crowe | 86' |
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 40' | 75' | Gerry Hitchens | 54' |
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
๐ 53 | ๐ฉ | 28 ๐จ 11 ๐ฅ 14 | 1.79
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #2566
Match Record
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #56 |
Saturday, 16 January 1960
Game Record
Manager: Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ernest Crawford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Doncaster, 1959-1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Bristol Rovers: ๐จ
Total ๐ 2 | ๐ฉ W1 (50% ) | ๐จ D1 | ๐บ(100% ) | ๐ฅ L0 (0% ) | โฝ 5 | ๐ฅ 2 | GD 3
Villa Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Head to Head
Opposition Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Team News
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Ron Wylie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Jimmy Adam and Johnny Dixon replace Jimmy MacEwan and Ron Wylie.
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 40' Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Peter McParland
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers
โฝ | 54' Goal, 2-0, Jimmy Adam, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
๐ฅ
| 66' Goal, 2-1, (Bristol Rovers), Geoff Bradford
โฝ | 75' Goal, 3-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Peter McParland
โฝ | 86' Goal, 4-1, Vic Crowe
๐ | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Bristol Rovers
Line Up & Subs
Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB John Neal | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช |
W Jimmy Adam | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
CF Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Bobby Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Bert Tann | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Malcolm Norman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
RB Doug Hillard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D John Frowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
LB Josser Watling | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Norman Sykes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ray Mabbutt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Peter Hooper | ๐ฐ๐ช |
W George Petherbridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dai Ward | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CF Alfie Biggs | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Geoff Bradford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Officials
Referee: Ernest Crawford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Doncaster, 1959-1965
Linesmen: J. K. Hobley; W. Johnston-Wilson
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Matchday Squads
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB John Neal | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Wingers
W Jimmy Adam | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Forwards
CF Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Bobby Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Goalkeepers
GK Malcolm Norman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Defenders
D John Frowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
RB Doug Hillard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Josser Watling | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Norman Sykes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ray Mabbutt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Peter Hooper | ๐ฐ๐ช |
Wingers
W George Petherbridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Dai Ward | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CF Alfie Biggs | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Geoff Bradford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Match Media
What they Said
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
FB John Neal | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐
27
โ
27
โฝ
๐ฅ
0
0
๐ฉ
18
๐จ
6
๐ฅ
3
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
๐
๐
โฝ
Sub 1
๐ฅ
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
1959-60
First Team Squad
GK Kevin Keelan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #479 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
CB Terry Morrall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #471 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
FB John Neal | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #472 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Mike Tindall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #476 |
Midfielder
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M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #439 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #470 |
Winger
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CF Bobby Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #473 |
Forward
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F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #448 |
Forward
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GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #453 |
Goalkeeper
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FB Doug Winton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #468 |
Full Back
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RB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #422 |
Full Back
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M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช | #447 |
Midfielder
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W Harry Burrows | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #475 |
Winger
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W Norman Ashe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #477 |
Winger
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CF Brian Handley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #478 |
Forward
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F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #396 |
Forward
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CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #450 |
Centre Back
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FB Gordon Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #462 |
Full Back
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M Alan Deakin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #474 |
Midfielder
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M Trevor Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #442 |
Midfielder
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W Jimmy Adam | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #469 |
Winger
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W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | #431 |
Winger
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CF Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #460 |
Forward
Where are they now?
CF Ron Wylie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #467 |
Forward
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