Game #2537
Aston Villa
11-7-23, 29 PTS
Saturday, 25 April 1959


Drew
20th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨
Division One
Manchester City
10-9-22, 29 PTS
Maine Road
Attendance: 39,661
🟨 25 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
Manchester City
0-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟨 25 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Maine Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 April 1959
🕒 | HT Manchester City 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Manchester City 0-0 Aston Villa
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
🟨 25 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Maine Road

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 April 1959
Villa take a point away from Maine Road in the penultimate game of the season meaning they only need to equal or better Manchester City's result in the final game of the season to secure First Division football for 1959-60. Villa face fourth placed neighbours Albion at the Hawthorns whilst City play 19th placed Leicester at home.
Joe Mercer's Villa without a win in eight, secure a draw and a point against relegation rivals Manchester City to make it eleven wins, seven draws and twenty three losses in forty one division one games with one final game to play - away from home - with Villa needing to win to avoid relegation.
🟨 25 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Maine Road

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
Manchester City


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1955-56
🟨 25 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #27 |
Saturday, 25 April 1959
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🟨 25 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Cyril Sant | 🏴 | Crewe, 1959
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 24 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 4 🟥 11 | 1.29
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 25 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Maine Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Cyril Sant | 🏴 | Crewe, 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
🟨 25 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Maine Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Stan Lynn, Pat Saward and Billy Myerscough replace Peter Aldis, Les Smith and Jackie Sewell.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.45 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.40 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 24.56 |
🟨 25 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Les McDowall | 🏴 |

Manchester City
GK Bert Trautmann | 🇩🇪 |
CB John McTavish | 🏴 |
CB Ken Branagan | 🏴 |
RB Bill Leivers | 🏴 |
M Kenneth Barnes | 🏴 |
M Roy Cheetham | 🏴 |
W Colin Barlow | 🏴 |
W Paddy Fagan | 🇮🇪 |
F Ray Sambrook | 🏴 |
F Joe Hayes | 🏴 |
CF Bobby Johnstone | 🏴 |
🟨 25 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟨 25 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Maine 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
🟨 25 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Maine Road

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 25 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS

Manchester City XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
🟨 25 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 25 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 25 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Maine Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 25 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Maine Road


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 25 Apr 1959, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Maine Road

