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
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 3 January 1959
Joe Mercer's first three games as Villa boss end with three successive defeats as they are beaten at home for the second successive game.
Joe Mercer's Villa begin 1959 as they ended 1958 - in torrid form - with four successive defeats to make it six wins, four draws and sixteen defeats in twenty six division one games.
Meanwhile, full back Dennis Jackson made his final appearance for Villa aged 26 before moving on to Millwall in May 1959. Jackson played for Villa between 1956-57 and 1958-59 making eight appearances.
🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴 | 1957-59 🕒 8 | ✅ 8 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 - | #456 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
West Ham United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 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, 1957-1964
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 3 | 🟩 | 0 🟨 0 🟥 3 | 0
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jim Pickles | 🏴 | Stockport, 1957-1964
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 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
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 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
🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 3 Jan 1959, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Villa Park