Game #2518
Aston Villa
Saturday, 24 January 1959


Won
4th Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
FA Cup
Chelsea
Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 55,994
🟩 24 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Chelsea
1-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Billy Myerscough | 21' | Peter McParland | 25' |
🟩 24 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 January 1959
🥅 | 5' Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), Jimmy Greaves
⚽ | 21' Goal, 1-1, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Billy Myerscough
⚽ | 25' Goal, 2-1, Billy Myerscough, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Chelsea 1-2 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Chelsea 1-2 Aston Villa
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
🟩 24 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 January 1959
With a two week break, Villa use it wisely and return from a team break at Lilleshall to win a second successive game under Joe Mercer - this time against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Next is a real league test against .... Chelsea.
Joe Mercer's Villa play and win successive FA Cup matches as they receive respite from their League troubles following up their defeat of division two side Rotherham with a win over Chelsea in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
🟩 24 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

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
Chelsea


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
🟩 24 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #28 |
Manager Game | #8 |
Saturday, 24 January 1959
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🟩 24 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jack Clough | 🏴 | Bolton, -1959
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 5 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 0 🟥 3 | 1.2
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 24 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Clough | 🏴 | Bolton, -1959
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
🟩 24 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.57 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.15 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 24.31 |
🟩 24 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
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
Ted Drake | 🏴 |

Chelsea
GK Reg Matthews | 🏴 |
RB John Sillett | 🏴 |
RB Peter Sillett | 🏴 |
CB Mel Scott | 🏴 |
M Stan Crowther (ex) | 🏴 |
M Derek Saunders | 🏴 |
W Micky Block | 🏴 |
W Peter Brabrook | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Greaves | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Derek Gibbs | 🏴 |
CF Ron Tindall | 🏴 |
🟩 24 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 24 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
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
🟩 24 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 24 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS

Chelsea XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 24 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 24 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 24 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 24 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 24 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

