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Game #2519

Aston Villa

7-4-16, 18 PTS

Saturday, 31 January 1959

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Won

22nd (-)

Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

Division One

Chelsea

11-2-14, 24 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 33,575

🟩 31 Jan 1959, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

Aston Villa

3-1

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Chelsea

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Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 15' | Johnny Dixon | 17' |

🟩 31 Jan 1959, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 31 January 1959

🥅 | 2' Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), Jimmy Greaves
⚽ | 15' Goal, 1-1, Billy Myerscough, Assist by Peter McParland
⚽ | 17' Goal, 2-1, Stan Lynn, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea
⚽ | 87' Goal, 3-1, Peter McParland
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Chelsea

Match Statistics

Not recorded

🟩 31 Jan 1959, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 31 January 1959

Joe Mercer's Villa face Chelsea in successive games and follow up their FA Cup victory with a first League win in five to make it seven wins, four draws and sixteen defeats in twenty seven division one games.

🟩 31 Jan 1959, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

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Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57

Chelsea

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League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55

Aston Villa

Chelsea

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FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa v

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Chelsea

Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩

🟩 31 Jan 1959, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #9 |
Saturday, 31 January 1959

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🟩 31 Jan 1959, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ernest Crawford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Doncaster, -1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

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MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 6 | 🟩 | 3 🟨 0 🟥 3 | 1.5

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

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Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964

🟩 31 Jan 1959, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS

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Referee: Ernest Crawford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Doncaster, -1965
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

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CARDS

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None

None

🟩 31 Jan 1959, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Joe Mercer names the same line up for the third consecutive game.

Starting XI Average Age
| 28.59 |

Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 35.17 |

Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 24.33 |

Referee
Manager

🟩 31 Jan 1959, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

MANAGER

Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Chelsea

GK Reg Matthews | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Sillett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Peter Sillett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Mel Scott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Stan Crowther (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Cliff Huxford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Micky Block | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Peter Brabrook | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Jimmy Greaves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Derek Gibbs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Ron Tindall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Line Ups

🟩 31 Jan 1959, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Substitutes

🟩 31 Jan 1959, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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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

Squad Bios

🟩 31 Jan 1959, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS

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Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 11/11

SQUAD STATS

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Chelsea XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 11/11

🟩 31 Jan 1959, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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🟩 31 Jan 1959, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

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None

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

🟩 31 Jan 1959, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

🟩 31 Jan 1959, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 31 Jan 1959, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

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