Game #2533
Aston Villa
11-5-21, 27 PTS
Saturday, 4 April 1959
Lost
20th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division One
Leicester City
9-9-19, 27 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,963
🟥 4 Apr 1959, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2
Leicester City
Assist(s) | None
🟥 4 Apr 1959, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 April 1959
🥅 | 18' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Jimmy Walsh
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Leicester City
🥅 | 62' Goal, 0-2, (Leicester City), Jimmy Walsh
⚽ | 65' Goal, 1-2, Johnny Dixon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Leicester City
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
🟥 4 Apr 1959, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 4 April 1959
Complete disaster for Villa as they lose, albeit unluckily, to the team below them in the table in 21st place, as a result Leicester move level on points with Joe Mercer's men and relegation, that appeared just a remote possibility four game previously, now looked anything but.
Joe Mercer's Villa suffer a third defeat in four to make it eleven wins, five draws and twenty one losses in thirty seven division one games with five games left to play and a tight fight to avoid relegation continues.
🟥 4 Apr 1959, Villa 1-2 Leicester, 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
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 4 Apr 1959, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #23 |
Saturday, 4 April 1959
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🟥 4 Apr 1959, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jack Clough | 🏴 | Bolton, 1956-1959
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 20 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 2 🟥 9 | 1.45
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 4 Apr 1959, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Clough | 🏴 | Bolton, 1956-1959
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
🟥 4 Apr 1959, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Wylie replaces Jackie Sewell.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.56 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.34 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 24.50 |
🟥 4 Apr 1959, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Matt Gillies | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK Dave Maclaren | 🏴 |
D Len Chalmers | 🏴 |
D Joe Baillie | 🏴 |
CB Tony Knapp | 🏴 |
CB Johnny Newman | 🏴 |
M Colin Appleton | 🏴 |
W Gordon Wills | 🏴 |
W Tommy McDonald | 🏴 |
W Roy Stephenson | 🏴 |
F Ken Leek | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Walsh | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟥 4 Apr 1959, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 4 Apr 1959, Villa 1-2 Leicester, 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
🟥 4 Apr 1959, Villa 1-2 Leicester, 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 🇺
🟥 4 Apr 1959, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Leicester XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 4 Apr 1959, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 4 Apr 1959, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 4 Apr 1959, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 4 Apr 1959, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 4 Apr 1959, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Villa Park