Game #2517
Aston Villa
Saturday, 10 January 1959
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
FA Cup
Rotherham United
Villa Park
Attendance: 33,923
🟩 10 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Rotherham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Rotherham United
Assist(s) | Billy Myerscough | 77' |
🟩 10 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Rotherham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 January 1959
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Rotherham United
⚽ | 47' Goal, 1-0, Jackie Sewell
🥅 | 72' Goal, 1-1, (Rotherham United), Brian Sawyer
⚽ | 77' Goal, 2-1, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Billy Myerscough
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Rotherham 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
🟩 10 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Rotherham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 10 January 1959
Joe Mercer records his first win as Villa boss in his fourth game but can only narrowly squeeze past second division Rotherham in the third round of the FA Cup.
Villa face Rotherham United for the first time in competitive football, Rotherham become the 85th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Joe Mercer's Villa receive respite from their League troubles as they beat division two side Rotherham in the third round of the FA Cup.
🟩 10 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Rotherham, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Rotherham United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 10 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Rotherham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #27 |
Manager Game | #7 |
Saturday, 10 January 1959
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🟩 10 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Rotherham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1954-1971
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 4 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 0 🟥 3 | 0.75
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 10 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Rotherham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1954-1971
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
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
🟩 10 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Rotherham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Stan Lynn and Jackie Sewell replace Dennis Jackson and Les Smith.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.53 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.11 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 24.27 |
🟩 10 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Rotherham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Tom Johnston | 🏴 |
Rotherham United
GK Jock Quairney | 🏴 |
RB Roy Silman | 🏴 |
CB Peter Madden | 🏴 |
LB Lol Morgan | 🏴 |
M Ken Waterhouse | 🏴 |
M Roy Lambert | 🏴 |
M Danny Williams | 🏴 |
W Barry Webster | 🏴 |
W Keith Bambridge | 🏴 |
F Keith Kettleborough | 🏴 |
CF Brian Sawyer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 10 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Rotherham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 10 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Rotherham, 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
🟩 10 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Rotherham, 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 🇺
🟩 10 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Rotherham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Rotherham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 10 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Rotherham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 10 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Rotherham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 10 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Rotherham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 10 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Rotherham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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