Game #2584
Saturday, 23 April 1960
Attendance: 31,932
Won
Division Two
Rotherham United
LWLWW
Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Rotherham United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Bobby Thomson, scored a brace to help Villa clinch the second division title, Saturday, 23 April 1960.
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's promoted Villa side clinch the second division title as they make it twenty five wins, nine draws and seven defeats, six away, in forty one division two games with one game left to play.
Aston Villa
Rotherham United
FIXTURE HISTORY
Rotherham United
Previous 5 vs. Rotherham: | - | - | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #74 |
Saturday, 23 April 1960
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-0 |
Last 5 Games | LWLWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Rotherham United
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.93 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 31.87 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 23.11 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
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 Gerry Hitchens |
Rotherham United
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES