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Game #2542

Aston Villa

3-0-1, 6 PTS

Monday, 31 August 1959

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Won

3rd (+2)

Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩

Division Two

Sunderland

1-1-2, 3 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 23,188

🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

Aston Villa

3-0

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Sunderland

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Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 13' | Jimmy MacEwan | 40' | Peter McParland | 60' |

🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 31 August 1959

🟢 | 1' Debut, Bobby Thomson
⚽ | 13' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Ron Wylie
⚽ | 40' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Sunderland
⚽ | 60' Goal, 3-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Sunderland

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

🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY
Monday, 31 August 1959
  • Villa make it three wins from four and climb to third in the early second division table as they get swift revenge over Sunderland for their defeat at Roker Park.

  • Joe Mercer's Villa make it successive wins as they gain quick revenge for their defeat at Roker Park by beating Sunderland and making it two home wins from two and three wins in four so far this season. 

  • Meanwhile, forward Bobby Thomson made a goalscoring debut aged 22 after joining from Wolverhampton Wanderers in June 1959.

🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

🟢 CF Bobby Thomson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #473 | £8,000 signing from Wolves

FINAL APPEARANCES

None

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57

Sunderland

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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37

FIXTURE HISTORY
Sunderland
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Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #32 |
Monday, 31 August 1959

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🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964

🕒 29 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 5 🟥 12 | 1.41

Villa Career Form:

Mid Table

Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Unknown

REFEREE PROFILE

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Jimmy Dugdale and Bobby Thomson (debut) replace Terry Morrall and Jimmy Adam.

Starting XI Average Age
| 27.48 |

Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 31.22 |

Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 22.46 |

Referee

🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

MANAGER

Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964

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Aston Villa

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Neal | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟢 | ⚽ |

MANAGER

Alan Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Sunderland

GK John Bollands | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Colin Nelson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Charles Hurley | 🇮🇪 |
CB Jim McNab | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Len Ashurst | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Stan Anderson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Colin Grainger | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W John Fraser | 🇬🇧 |
F Ernie Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Alan O'Neill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Ian Lawther | 🇬🇧 |

Line Ups

🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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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

Squad Bios

🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS
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Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 10/11

SQUAD STATS
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Sunderland XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 10/11

🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

UNAVAILABLE
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None

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

Unavailable
LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 31 Aug 1959, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

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