Game #2584
Aston Villa
25-9-7, 59 PTS
Saturday, 23 April 1960
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 31,932
Rotherham United
Villa Park
17-12-12, 46 PTS
Villa win, Cardiff draw, one game left and the Welsh side are two points behind and have a goal difference of 28 vs. Villa's 49, and a goal ratio of 1.47 vs. 2.25. As a result Cardiff need Villa to lose theor final game and for them to win by at least 20 goals to stop the title deservedly going to B6.
Aston Villa
3-0
Rotherham United
Assist(s) | Stan Lynn | 47' | Bobby Thomson | 70' | Gerry Hitchens | 89' |
KEY MAN
Bobby Thomson, scored a brace to help Villa clinch the second division title, Saturday, 23 April 1960.
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Saturday, 23 April 1960
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Rotherham United
💥 | 47' Missed Penalty, Stan Lynn
⚽ | 47' Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Stan Lynn
⚽ | 70' Goal, 2-0, Ron Wylie, Assist by Bobby Thomson
⚽ | 89' Goal, 3-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Rotherham United
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
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Rotherham United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
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 | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Walter Crossley | 🏴 | Lancaster, -1964
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 74 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 15 🟥 20 | 1.78
Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Walter Crossley | 🏴 | Lancaster, -1964
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Walter Crossley
CARDS
Villa
None
Rotherham United
None
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 | 🏴 |
Tom Johnston | 🏴 |
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
GK Roy Ironside | 🏴 |
RB Peter Perry | 🏴 |
LB Lol Morgan | 🏴 |
WH Brian Jackson | 🏴 |
M Roy Lambert | 🏴 |
M Ken Waterhouse | 🏴 |
W Gordon Swann | 🏴 |
F Keith Kettleborough | 🏴 |
F Billy Myerscough (ex) | 🏴 |
F Alan Kirkman | 🏴 |
CF Brian Sawyer | 🏴 |
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
Rotherham 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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