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 Park
Sunderland
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker Park
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
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 26 August 1959
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Sunderland
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37
Aston Villa
Sunderland
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker Park
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 Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Collinge | 🏴 | Hale, -1961
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 27 | 🟩 | 10 🟨 5 🟥 12 | 1.3
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Collinge | 🏴 | Hale, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker Park
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 Park
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 Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker 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
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker Park
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 | |
|---|---|
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Sunderland XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 26 Aug 1959, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker Park