Game #2547
Aston Villa
7-1-1, 15 PTS
Saturday, 19 September 1959
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Huddersfield Town
5-1-3, 11 PTS
Leeds Road
Attendance: 22,522
🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Huddersfield Town
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Bobby Thomson | 70' |
🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 September 1959
🕒 | HT Huddersfield Town 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 70' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🕒 | FT Huddersfield Town 0-1 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
🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 September 1959
Villa find a way to win at Leeds Road to consolidate their place at the top of the table after seven wins in nine second division games.
Joe Mercer's Villa extend their unbeaten run to seven as they win four consecutive League games for the first time since 1956 to make it seven wins, a draw and a defeat in nine division two games so far this season as their excellent start to life in the second tier continues.
🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
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
Huddersfield Town
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1925-26
🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #37 |
Saturday, 19 September 1959
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🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Arthur Jobling | 🏴 | Morecambe, 1957-1963
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 34 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 6 🟥 12 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Jobling | 🏴 | Morecambe, 1957-1963
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
🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the sixth consecutive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.53 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.27 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.51 |
🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
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
Bill Shankly | 🏴 |
Huddersfield Town
GK Ray Wood | 🏴 |
LB Terry Caldwell | 🏴 |
LB Ray Wilson | 🏴 |
CB John Coddington | 🏴 |
LH Gordon Low | 🏴 |
LH Peter Dinsdale | 🏴 |
M Bill McGarry | 🏴 |
M Derek Hawksworth | 🏴 |
IF Willie Sinclair | 🏴 |
CF Denis Law | 🏴 |
CF Les Massie | 🏴 |
🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
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
🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Huddersfield XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road