Game #2516
Aston Villa
6-4-16, 16 PTS
Saturday, 3 January 1959
Lost
22nd (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division One
West Ham United
12-3-10, 39 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,334
🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2
West Ham United
Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 48' |
🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 January 1959
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Ham United
⚽ | 48' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Ron Wylie
🥅 | 68' Goal, 1-1, (West Ham United), Cantwell
🥅 | 74' Goal, 1-2, (West Ham United), Jimmy Dugdale o.g.
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 West Ham United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 3 January 1959
🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴 |
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
West Ham United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
West Ham United
🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #6 |
Saturday, 3 January 1959
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🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jim Pickles | 🏴 | Stockport, -1964
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 3 | 🟩 | 0 🟨 0 🟥 3 | 0
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jim Pickles | 🏴 | Stockport, -1964
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up for the first time despite three successive defeats.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.09 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.09 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 24.25 |
🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴 | 🔴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ted Fenton | 🏴 |
West Ham United
GK Ernie Gregory | 🏴 |
LB Noel Cantwell | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
D Ken Brown | 🏴 |
RB John Bond | 🏴 |
M Andy Malcolm | 🏴 |
M John Smith | 🏴 |
W Mike Grice | 🏴 |
W Malcolm Musgrove | 🏴 |
F Andy Smillie | 🏴 |
F John Dick | 🏴 |
CF Vic Keeble | 🏴 |
🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
West Ham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
With thanks to
Ignition Sports Media https://www.ignitionsportsmedia.com/collections/aston-villa
Darren Hunt for the kind permission to use his collection of historic Villa programme covers. https://www.flickr.com/photos/astonvillaprogrammes/
🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
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🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
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🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park