Game #2541
Aston Villa
2-0-1, 4 PTS
Saturday, 29 August 1959
Won
5th
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Swansea City
1-0-2, 2 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,666
🟩 29 Aug 1959, Villa 1-0 Swansea, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Swansea Town
Assist(s) | Jimmy Adams | 7' |
🟩 29 Aug 1959, Villa 1-0 Swansea, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 August 1959
⚽ | 7' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Jimmy Adam
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Swansea City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Swansea City
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
🟩 29 Aug 1959, Villa 1-0 Swansea, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 August 1959
Villa win their first home game of the season but the performance was far from convincing.
Joe Mercer's Villa bounce back from defeat at Sunderland to win their first home game of the season and make it two wins and a defeat in division two so far.
🟩 29 Aug 1959, Villa 1-0 Swansea, Villa Park
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
Swansea City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 29 Aug 1959, Villa 1-0 Swansea, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #31 |
Saturday, 29 August 1959
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🟩 29 Aug 1959, Villa 1-0 Swansea, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: C. H. Dennis | 🏴 | Redhill, 1958-1960
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 28 | 🟩 | 11 🟨 5 🟥 12 | 1.36
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 29 Aug 1959, Villa 1-0 Swansea, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: C. H. Dennis | 🏴 | Redhill, 1958-1960
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
🟩 29 Aug 1959, Villa 1-0 Swansea, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gerry Hitchens replaces Jackie Sewell.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.38 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.22 |
Youngest Player |
CB Terry Morrall | 🏴 | 20.78 |
🟩 29 Aug 1959, Villa 1-0 Swansea, Villa 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 Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Trevor Morris | 🏴 |
Swansea City
GK John King | 🏴 |
RB Dai Thomas | 🏴 |
D Harry Griffiths | 🏴 |
D Brian Hughes | 🏴 |
CB Mel Nurse | 🏴 |
RB Allan Sanders | 🏴 |
M Len Allchurch | 🏴 |
W Dave Dodson | 🏴 |
F Reg Davies | 🏴 |
F Colin Webster | 🏴 |
F Brayley Reynolds | 🏴 |
🟩 29 Aug 1959, Villa 1-0 Swansea, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 29 Aug 1959, Villa 1-0 Swansea, Villa 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
🟩 29 Aug 1959, Villa 1-0 Swansea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 29 Aug 1959, Villa 1-0 Swansea, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Swansea XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 29 Aug 1959, Villa 1-0 Swansea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 29 Aug 1959, Villa 1-0 Swansea, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 29 Aug 1959, Villa 1-0 Swansea, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 29 Aug 1959, Villa 1-0 Swansea, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 29 Aug 1959, Villa 1-0 Swansea, Villa Park