Game #2567
Aston Villa
18-6-4, 42 PTS
Saturday, 23 January 1960
Ipswich Town
2-1
Aston Villa
Division Two
Ipswich Town
13-3-11, 29 PTS
Portman Road
Attendance: 19,185
Lost
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 85' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Jimmy Dugdale, scored but Villa taste defeat for only the fourth time this season, Saturday, 23 January 1960.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 January 1960
🕒 | HT Ipswich Town 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 80' Goal, 0-1, (Ipswich Town), Jimmy Dugdale o.g.
⚽ | 85' Goal, 1-1, Jimmy Dugdale, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🥅 | 89' Goal, 1-2, (Ipswich Town), Crawford
🕒 | FT Ipswich Town 2-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa lose for only the fourth time in twenty nine matches as their seven game unbeaten run comes to an end to make it eighteen wins, six draws and four defeats, all away, in twenty eight division two games so far this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Ipswich Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_7bea51f0ed524458acf988be73c2f5da~mv2.gif)
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #57 |
Saturday, 23 January 1960
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Aston | 🏴 | Colchester, 1955-1963
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 54 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 11 🟥 15 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Aston | 🏴 | Colchester, 1955-1963
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.56 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 36.15 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.86 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Alf Ramsey | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_7bea51f0ed524458acf988be73c2f5da~mv2.gif)
Ipswich Town
GK Roy Bailey | 🏴 |
RB Larry Carberry | 🏴 |
D Andy Nelson | 🏴 |
LB Ken Malcolm | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Belcher | 🏴 |
M John Elsworthy | 🏴 |
W Aled Owen | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Leadbetter | 🏴 |
CF Doug Millward | 🏴 |
CF Ray Crawford | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Ted Phillips | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_7bea51f0ed524458acf988be73c2f5da~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_7bea51f0ed524458acf988be73c2f5da~mv2.gif)
Ipswich XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Injury | 2 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_7bea51f0ed524458acf988be73c2f5da~mv2.gif)
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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