Game #2540
Aston Villa
1-0-1, 2 PTS
Wednesday, 26 August 1959
Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division Two
Sunderland
1-0-1, 2 PTS
Roker Park
Attendance: 29,860
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
Sunderland
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 26 August 1959
🟢 | 1' Debut, John Neal
🥅 | 44' Goal, 0-1, (Sunderland), Reg Pearce
🕒 | HT Sunderland 1-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Sunderland 1-0 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
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 26 August 1959
Villa lose out to a single goal at Sunderland to record their first defeat of the season. Bizarrely Sunderland's goalscorer and goalkeeper were playing with a broken leg and hand respectively.
Joe Mercer's Villa lose at Roker Park to make it one win and a defeat in division two so far this season.
Meanwhile, full back John Neal made his Villa debut aged 27 after moving from Swindon Town in July 1959.
Whilst, forward Jackie Sewell made his final appearance for Villa aged 32 before moving on to Hull City in October 1959. Sewell played for Villa between 1955-56 and 1959-60 making 146 appearances and scoring 40 goals.
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 FB John Neal | 🏴 | #472 | £6,000 signing from Swindon
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 1955-59 🕒 146 | ✅ 146 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 41 | 🔥 27 | 🇺 - | #448 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Sunderland
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #30 |
Wednesday, 26 August 1959
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🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Collinge | 🏴 | Hale, 1950-1961
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 27 | 🟩 | 10 🟨 5 🟥 12 | 1.3
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Collinge | 🏴 | Hale, 1950-1961
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
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer hands John Neal his debut in place of Doug Winton.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.08 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 32.61 |
Youngest Player |
CB Terry Morrall | 🏴 | 20.77 |
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 | 🟢 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
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
Alan Brown | 🏴 |
Sunderland
GK Peter Wakeham | 🏴 | 🚑 |
RB Colin Nelson | 🏴 |
CB Charles Hurley | 🇮🇪 |
LB Len Ashurst | 🏴 |
M Stan Anderson | 🏴 |
M Reg Pearce | 🏴 | 🚑 | ⚽ |
M Colin Grainger | 🏴 |
W John Fraser | 🇬🇧 |
W John Goodchild | 🏴 |
F Ernie Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Don Kichenbrand | 🇿🇦 |
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
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
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Sunderland XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker