Game #2522
Aston Villa
8-4-17, 20 PTS
Wednesday, 18 February 1959
Won
21st (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Blackburn Rovers
11-7-10, 29 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,050
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Blackburn Rovers
Assist(s) | None
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 18 February 1959
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
⚽ | 55' Goal, 1-0, Jackie Sewell
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
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
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 18 February 1959
Villa's fifth win in six sees Villa climb off the foot of the table for the first time since the start of November but dense fog means the onlookers can barely tell.
Joe Mercer's Villa win for the fifth time in six under his leadership as Villa now have eight wins, four draws and seventeen losses in twenty nine division one games.
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, 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
Blackburn Rovers
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1927–28
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #12 |
Wednesday, 18 February 1959
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🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴 | Bristol, 1951-1961
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 9 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 0 🟥 4 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴 | Bristol, 1951-1961
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
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.52 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.22 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 24.38 |
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
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
Dally Duncan | 🏴 |
Blackburn Rovers
GK Harry Leyland | 🏴 |
D David Whelan | 🏴 |
CB Matt Woods | 🏴 |
D Mick McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
RB Ken Taylor | 🏴 |
M Ronnie Clayton | 🏴 |
W Ally MacLeod | 🏴 |
W Bryan Douglas | 🏴 |
F Jackie Swindells | 🏴 |
F Peter Dobing | 🏴 |
CF Roy Vernon | 🏴 |
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, 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
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, 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 🇺
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Blackburn XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 18 Feb 1959, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park