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
🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 September 1959
🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Huddersfield Town
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1925-26
Aston Villa
Huddersfield Town
🟩 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, 1958-1963
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 34 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 6 🟥 12 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟩 19 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Jobling | 🏴 | Morecambe, 1958-1963
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 11 Jan 1958, Villa 5-2 Sunderland, Villa Park
Cards: None
🟩 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 | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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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
* 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 | |
|---|---|
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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
With thanks to
Ignition Sports Media https://www.ignitionsportsmedia.com/collections/aston-villa
Darren Hunt for the kind permission to use his collection of historic Villa programme covers. https://www.flickr.com/photos/astonvillaprogrammes/
🟩 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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