Game #2539
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 22 August 1959
Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Brighton & Hove Albion
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 31,828
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone
Brighton & Hove Albion
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 86' |
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 22 August 1959
🟢 | 1' Debut, Jimmy MacEwan, Jimmy Adam, Terry Morrall
⚽ | 23' Goal, 1-0, Jimmy MacEwan
🥅 | 36' Goal, 1-1, (Brighton & Hove Albion), John Shepherd
🕒 | HT Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 86' Goal, 2-1, Jackie Sewell, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | FT Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 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
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 22 August 1959
Villa leave it late but open their second division championship challenge with a win.
Joe Mercer's Villa play their first game in the second tier for twenty two years following the previous season's relegation to win away at the Goldstone Ground.
Meanwhile, wingers Jimmy Adam, 28, and Jimmy MacEwan, 30, made their Villa debuts after moving from Luton Town earlier this month and Raith Rovers in July 1959 respectively. MacEwan scored on his debut.
Whilst centre back Terry Morrall also made his first appearance for Villa aged 20 after joining from Church Rovers in 1953.
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CB Terry Morrall | 🏴 | #469 | Youth team promotion
🟢 W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 | #470 | Free transfer from Luton
🟢 W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | #471 | £8,000 siging from Raith
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Brighton & Hove Albion
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #29 |
Saturday, 22 August 1959
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🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Aston | 🏴 | Colchester, 1957-1963
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 26 | 🟩 | 10 🟨 5 🟥 11 | 1.35
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Aston | 🏴 | Colchester, 1957-1963
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
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer hands debuts to Terry Morrall, Jimmy Adam and Jimmy MacEwan as Villa look to bounce back to the top flight at the first attempt after the previous season’s relegation.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.30 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 32.60 |
Youngest Player |
CB Terry Morrall | 🏴 | 20.76 |
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
CB Terry Morrall | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 | 🟢 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Billy Lane | 🏴 |
Brighton & Hove Albion
GK Eric Gill | 🏴 |
RB Bob McNicol | 🏴 |
RB Roy Little | 🏴 |
CB Roy Jennings | 🏴 |
M Glen Wilson | 🏴 |
M Fred Jones | 🏴 |
M Jack Bertolini | 🏴 |
W Mike Tiddy | 🏴 |
IF John Shepherd | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ian McNeill | 🏴 |
CF Bill Curry | 🏴 |
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone
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
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Brighton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone