Game #2543
Aston Villa
3-1-1, 7 PTS
Saturday, 5 September 1959
Drew
2nd (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division Two
Bristol Rovers
1-3-0, 5 PTS
Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 26,162
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
Bristol Rovers
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 10' |
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 September 1959
⚽ | 10' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Ron Wylie
🥅 | 20' Goal, 1-1, (Bristol Rovers), Dai Ward
🕒 | HT Bristol Rovers 1-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Bristol Rovers 1-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 September 1959
Villa face Bristol Rovers for the first time in competitive football, Rovers become the 86th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Joe Mercer's Villa are held to a draw away at Bristol Rovers but make it three unbeaten and three wins, a draw and a defeat so far this season.`
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Bristol Rovers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Bristol Rovers
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #33 |
Saturday, 5 September 1959
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🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: F. V. Stringer | 🏴 | Liverpool, -1962
Kick off:
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 30 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 6 🟥 12 | 1.4
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: F. V. Stringer | 🏴 | Liverpool, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up for the first time this season.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.49 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.24 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.47 |
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
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
Bert Tann | 🏴 |
Bristol Rovers
GK Malcolm Norman | 🏴 |
RB Doug Hillard | 🏴 |
LB Josser Watling | 🏴 |
CB David Pyle | 🏴 |
WH Norman Sykes | 🏴 |
M Ray Mabbutt | 🏴 |
M Peter Hooper | 🇰🇪 |
W Granville Smith | 🏴 |
IF Dai Ward | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Alfie Biggs | 🏴 |
CF Geoff Bradford | 🏴 |
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
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
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
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 | |
|---|---|
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Rovers XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium