Game #2548
Aston Villa
8-1-1, 17 PTS
Saturday, 26 September 1959
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Leyton Orient
4-3-3, 11 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,467
🟩 26 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Leyton Orient
Assist(s) | Pat Saward | 67' |
🟩 26 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 September 1959
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Orient
⚽ | 67' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Pat Saward
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Orient
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
🟩 26 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 September 1959
An ultra defensive Orient make life hard but Villa again find a way to win to make it eight wins in 10 second division games and retain their two point lead at the top of the table.
Joe Mercer's Villa extend their unbeaten run to eight as they win five consecutive League games proper for the first time since March 1931 to make it eight wins, a draw and a defeat in ten division two games so far this season as their excellent start to life in the second tier continues.
🟩 26 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park
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
Leyton Orient
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 26 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #38 |
Saturday, 26 September 1959
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🟩 26 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: George McCabe | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1955-1969
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 35 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 6 🟥 12 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 26 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George McCabe | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1955-1969
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
🟩 26 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the seventh consecutive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.55 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.29 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.53 |
🟩 26 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park
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
Les Gore | 🏴 |
Leyton Orient
GK Dave Groombridge | 🏴 |
LB Eddie Lewis | 🏴 |
CB Sid Bishop | 🏴 |
LH Cyril Lea 🏴 |
W Joe Elwood | 🇬🇧 |
W George Wright | 🏴 |
IF Peter Burridge | 🏴 |
F Eddie Baily | 🏴 |
F Ken Facey | 🏴 |
CF Eddy Brown | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Johnston | 🏴 |
🟩 26 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 26 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park
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
🟩 26 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 26 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Orient XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 26 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 26 Sep 1959, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park