Game #2582
Aston Villa
23-9-7, 55 PTS
Saturday, 16 April 1960
Lost
2nd (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division Two
Attendance: 54,769
Cardiff City
Ninian Park
23-10-16, 56 PTS
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.
Cardiff City
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 April 1960
🥅 | 13' Goal, 0-1, (Cardiff City), Graham Moore
🕒 | HT Cardiff City 1-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Cardiff City 1-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27
FIXTURE HISTORY
Cardiff City
Previous 5 vs. Cardiff: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #72 |
Saturday, 11 April 1959
MATCH SUMMARY
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: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 72 | 🟩 | 37 🟨 15 🟥 20 | 1.75
Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: C. H. Rogers | 🏴 | Greenford, -1960
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
C. H. Rogers
CARDS
Villa
None
Cardiff City
None
TEAM NEWS
Johnny Dixon replaces Gerry Hitchens.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.90 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 36.38 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 23.09 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Bill Jones | 🏴 |
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 Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
Cardiff City
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 | 🏴 |
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
Cardiff XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
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
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