Game #2577
Aston Villa
22-8-5, 52 PTS
Saturday, 19 March 1960
Scunthorpe United
1-2
Aston Villa
Division Two
Scunthorpe United
10-9-15, 29 PTS
Old Show Grounds
Attendance: 13,084
Won
1st (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Bobby Thomson | 44' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored a brace to make it four goals in four games and earn Villa a fourth successive win, Saturday, 19 March 1960.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 March 1960
⚽ | 44' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🕒 | HT Scunthorpe United 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 53' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens
🥅 | 73' Goal, 1-2, (Scunthorpe United), Jack Marriott
🕒 | FT Scunthorpe United 1-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Villa make it four successive wins and extend their unbeaten run to five as they make it twenty two wins, eight draws and five defeats, four away, in thirty five 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
Scunthorpe United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #67 |
Saturday, 19 March 1960
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jack Kelly | 🏴 | Chorley, -1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 64 | 🟩 | 35 🟨 13 🟥 16 | 1.84
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Kelly | 🏴 | Chorley, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.98 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.77 |
Youngest Player |
GK Kevin Keelan | 🏴 | 19.21 |
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 | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Frank Soo | 🏴 |
Scunthorpe United
GK Ivor Williams | 🏴 |
LB Jack Brownsword | 🏴 |
CB Brian Heward | 🏴 |
CB Peter Neale | 🏴 |
M Len Sharpe | 🏴 |
M Dennis John | 🏴 |
W Martin Bakes | 🏴 |
W Jack Marriott | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter Donnelly | 🏴 |
CF Barrie Thomas | 🏴 |
CF Harry Middleton | 🏴 |
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
Scunthorpe 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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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