Game #2577
Aston Villa
22-8-5, 52 PTS
Saturday, 19 March 1960
Won
1st (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 13,084
Scunthorpe United
Old Show Grounds
10-9-15, 29 PTS
Villa win at the Old Show Grounds without really trying and retake top spot from Cardiff, opening a one point lead over the Welsh outfit after their defeat to Portsmouth.
Scunthorpe United
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Bobby Thomson | 44' |
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.
PREVIOUS MATCH
NEXT MATCH
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 HISTORY
Scunthorpe United
Previous 5 vs. Scunthorpe: 🟩
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
🕒 67 | 🟩 | 36 🟨 14 🟥 17 | 1.82
Career Form:
Top 4
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Kelly | 🏴 | Chorley, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Jack Kelly
CARDS
Villa
None
Scunthorpe United
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
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Frank Soo | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
Scunthorpe XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Trinity Mirror. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
All Videos
All Videos
🥶 Three points against the Cherries 🍒 | Aston Villa 3-1 Bournemouth | HIGHLIGHTS
FULL PENALTY SHOOTOUT | Aston Villa beat Lille on pens to reach Europa Conference League Semi-Finals
Martinez The Hero 🧤 | Lille 2-1 Aston Villa (3-4 penalties) | Europa Conference League Quarter-Final
