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 Ground
Brighton & Hove Albion
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 86' |
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground
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
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 22 August 1959
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CB Terry Morrall | 🏴 |
🟢 W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 |
🟢 W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Brighton & Hove Albion
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Brighton & Hove Albion
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground
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 Ground
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Aston | 🏴 | Colchester, 1955-1963
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 26 | 🟩 | 10 🟨 5 🟥 11 | 1.35
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Aston | 🏴 | Colchester, 1955-1963
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground
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 Ground
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 Ground
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground
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 Ground
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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Brighton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 22 Aug 1959, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground