Game #2523
Aston Villa
8-4-18, 20 PTS
Saturday, 21 February 1959
Lost
21st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Newcastle United
12-3-14, 27 PTS
St James' Park
Attendance: 20,182
🟥 21 Feb 1959, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, St James' Park
Newcastle United
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 21 Feb 1959, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, St James' Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 February 1959
🕒 | HT Newcastle United 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 80' Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Harry Taylor
🕒 | FT Newcastle United 1-0 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 21 Feb 1959, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, St James' Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 February 1959
For the second successive game Villa play in atrocious conditions as they lost for only the second time in seven under Joe Mercer.
Joe Mercer's Villa lose for the second time in three League games to make it eight wins, four draws and eighteen losses in thirty division one games with Villa heading inexorably to a first relegation in over twenty years.
🟥 21 Feb 1959, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, St James' Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Newcastle United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1954-55
🟥 21 Feb 1959, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, St James' Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #13 |
Saturday, 21 February 1959
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🟥 21 Feb 1959, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, St James' Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: W. Hickson | 🏴 | Wigan, -1959
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 10 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 0 🟥 5 | 1.5
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟥 21 Feb 1959, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, St James' Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: W. Hickson | 🏴 | Wigan, -1959
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟥 21 Feb 1959, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, St James' Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the third consecutive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.53 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.22 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 24.39 |
🟥 21 Feb 1959, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, St James' 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
Charlie Mitten | 🏴 |
Newcastle United
GK Bryan Harvey | 🏴 |
RB Dick Keith | 🇬🇧 |
LB Alf McMichael | 🇬🇧 |
M Malcolm Scott | 🏴 |
M Albert Franks | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Scoular | 🏴 |
W Harry Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W John McGuigan | 🏴 |
F Ivor Allchurch | 🏴 |
F George Eastham | 🏴 |
CF Len White | 🏴 |
🟥 21 Feb 1959, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, St James' Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 21 Feb 1959, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, St James' 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
🟥 21 Feb 1959, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, St James' Park
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 | |
|---|---|
🟥 21 Feb 1959, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, St James' Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Newcastle XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 21 Feb 1959, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, St James' Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 21 Feb 1959, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, St James' Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 21 Feb 1959, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, St James' Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 21 Feb 1959, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, St James' Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 21 Feb 1959, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, St James' Park