Game #2585
Aston Villa
25-9-8, 59 PTS
Saturday, 30 April 1960
Lost
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division Two
Attendance: 29,895
Plymouth Argyle
Home Park
13-9-20, 35 PTS
Villa leave the worst till last, promoted as champions they put on little effort in this end of season showing and to be honest who could blame them... top of the division for practically the whole season, only undone temporarily by adjusted priorities as they navigated their third FA Cup semi final in four seasons... there is little doubt that Villa were the pre-eminent second division team of 1959-60 and not only deserved their promotion but also an off day. Meanwhile, Cardiff can only draw to leave Villa in first, one point ahead of their rivals, who though less taxed throughout the season, deserve credit for keeping Villa close to the end.
Plymouth Argyle
3-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 April 1960
🥅 | 21' Goal, 0-1, (Plymouth Argyle), George Kirby
🥅 | 29' Goal, 0-2, (Plymouth Argyle), Billy Wright
🥅 | 40' Goal, 0-3, (Plymouth Argyle), Johnny Williams
🕒 | HT Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Joe Mercer's Champions Villa lose their final game of the season but it hardly matters as they make it twenty five wins, nine draws and eight defeats, seven away, in forty two division two games.
Villa under Mercer had delivered an excellent season and after a fallow period were once again in the ascendancy.
A season featuring outstanding form, entertainment and some spectacular results ended with well deserved promotion and the second division title.
Along the way Villa had also reached the FA Cup semi finals, sweeping aside three top tier sides, to put Mercer and Villa right back at the top of the footballing map.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Plymouth Argyle
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Plymouth Argyle
Previous 5 vs. Plymouth: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #75 |
Saturday, 30 April 1960
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: David Smith | 🏴 | Stonehouse, 1959-1974
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 75 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 15 🟥 21 | 1.76
Career Form:
Top 6
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Smith | 🏴 | Stonehouse, 1959-1974
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
David Smith
CARDS
Villa
None
Plymouth Argyle
None
TEAM NEWS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the third consecutive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.95 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.89 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 23.13 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Jack Rowley | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
Plymouth Argyle
GK Geoff Barnsley | 🏴 |
LB Bryce Fulton | 🏴 |
CB Reg Wyatt | 🏴 |
D George Robertson | 🏴 |
CH John Newman | 🏴 |
M Johnny Williams | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Peter Anderson | 🏴 |
W Billy Wright | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IF Jim McAnearney | 🏴 |
CF George Kirby | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Alex Jackson | 🏴 |
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
Plymouth 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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