Game #2520
Aston Villa
7-4-17, 18 PTS
Saturday, 7 February 1959
Lost
22nd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Blackpool
11-10-6, 32 PTS
Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 13,704
🟥 7 Feb 1959, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
Blackpool
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Vic Crowe | 29' |
🟥 7 Feb 1959, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 February 1959
⚽ | 29' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Vic Crowe
🕒 | HT Blackpool 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 79' Goal, 1-1, (Blackpool), Dave Durie
🥅 | 89' Goal, 1-2, (Blackpool), Ray Charnley
🕒 | FT Blackpool 2-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 7 Feb 1959, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 7 February 1959
Villa lose to a last minute winner from Blackpool to end a run of three victories under Joe Mercer.
Joe Mercer's Villa follow up their first League win in five with defeat to make it seven wins, four draws and seventeen losses in twenty eight division one games.
🟥 7 Feb 1959, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Blackpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1952-53
Aston Villa
Blackpool
🟥 7 Feb 1959, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #10 |
Saturday, 7 February 1959
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🟥 7 Feb 1959, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jim Powell | 🏴 | Rotherham, -1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 7 | 🟩 | 3 🟨 0 🟥 4 | 1.29
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 7 Feb 1959, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jim Powell | 🏴 | Rotherham, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟥 7 Feb 1959, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the fourth consecutive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.61 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.19 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 24.35 |
🟥 7 Feb 1959, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
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
Ron Suart | 🏴 |
Blackpool
GK George Farm | 🏴 |
CB Roy Gratrix | 🏴 |
D Tommy Garrett | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
M Peter Hauser | 🇿🇦 |
M Jimmy Kelly | 🏴 |
W Stanley Matthews | 🏴 |
F Dave Durie | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bill Perry | 🏴 |
F Ray Charnley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Jackie Mudie | 🏴 |
🟥 7 Feb 1959, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 7 Feb 1959, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
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
🟥 7 Feb 1959, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
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 | |
|---|---|
🟥 7 Feb 1959, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Blackpool XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 7 Feb 1959, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 7 Feb 1959, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 7 Feb 1959, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 7 Feb 1959, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 7 Feb 1959, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road