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
Bristol Rovers
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 10' |
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
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
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
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 September 1959
An outstanding performance from the opposition 'keeper prevents Villa making it three consecutive victories and four in their first five second division games.
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
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
Bristol Rovers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
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
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Fred Stringer | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1959-1962
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 30 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 6 🟥 12 | 1.4
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Fred Stringer | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1959-1962
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
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
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
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
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville