Game #2574
Aston Villa
20-8-5, 48 PTS
Saturday, 5 March 1960
Middlesbrough
0-1
Aston Villa
Division Two
Middlesbrough
15-8-9, 30 PTS
Ayresome Park
Attendance: 39,432
Won
2nd (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Assist(s) | Pat Saward | 14' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored to earn Villa their twentieth League win of the season, Saturday, 5 March 1960.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 March 1960
🟢 | 1' Debut, Kevin Keelan
⚽ | 14' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Pat Saward
🕒 | HT Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Middlesbrough 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa win for the first time in three to make it twenty wins, eight draws and five defeats, four away, in thirty three division two games so far this season as their onward progress towards promotion from the second tier continues.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Kevin Keelan made his Villa debut aged 19 after joining from Kidderminster Harriers in 1957.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Middlesbrough
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #64 |
Saturday, 5 March 1960
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: J Bellwood | 🏴 | Liversedge, -1960
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 61 | 🟩 | 32 🟨 13 🟥 16 | 1.79
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: J Bellwood | 🏴 | Liversedge, -1960
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Kevin Keelan (debut), Jimmy Adam and Gerry Hitchens replace Nigel Sims, Mike Tindall and Brian Handley.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.34 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.73 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.97 |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Kevin Keelan | 🏴 | 🟢 |
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 Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Bob Dennison | 🏴 |
Middlesbrough
GK Peter Taylor | 🏴 |
LB Mick McNeil | 🏴 |
CB Ken Thomson | 🏴 |
FB Derek Stonehouse | 🏴 |
M Ray Yeoman | 🏴 |
M Bill Harris | 🏴 |
W Edwin Holliday | 🏴 |
IF Ronnie Waldock | 🏴 |
F Willie Fernie | 🏴 |
CF Derek McLean | 🏴 |
CF Brian Clough | 🏴 |
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
Boro XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
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
🟢 GK Kevin Keelan | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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