Game #2582
Aston Villa
23-9-7, 55 PTS
Saturday, 16 April 1960
2nd (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
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 Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 1 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
Johnny Dixon replaces Gerry Hitchens.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.90 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 36.38 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 23.09 |
Villa lose to Cardiff at Ninian Park and with three games to go lose top spot despite having held the pre-eminent position for all but two weeks of the season it looks like the Welsh club may pip Villa at the last to the Second Division championship.
Joe Mercer's Villa come off second best against title rivals and fellow promoted side Cardiff as they lose narrowly at Ninian Park to make it twenty three wins, nine draws and seven defeats, six away, in thirty nine division two games so far this season.
Lost
0-1
🟥 16 Apr 1960, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 13' Goal, 0-1, (Cardiff City), Graham Moore
🕒 | HT Cardiff City 1-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Cardiff City 1-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #72 |
Saturday, 11 April 1959
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: C. H. Rogers | 🏴 | Greenford, 1960
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
Referee: C. H. Rogers | 🏴 | Greenford, 1960
Previous 5 vs. Cardiff: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
League 🕒 28 | 🟩 14 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 13 | ⚽ 38 | 🥅 32 |
FA Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 8 | 🥅 5 |
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 69 | 🟩 | 36 🟨 14 🟥 19 | 1.77
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division Two
Cardiff City
23-10-16, 56 PTS
Ninian Park
Attendance: 54,769
GK Ron Nicholls | 🏴 |
LB Alec Milne | 🏴 |
D Ron Stitfall | 🏴 |
D Danny Malloy | 🏴 |
M Colin Baker | 🏴 |
M Steve Gammon | 🏴 |
M Graham Moore | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Brian Walsh | 🏴 |
W Johnny Watkins | 🏴 |
W Colin Hudson | 🏴 |
F Derek Tapscott | 🏴 |
Bill Jones | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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