Game #2549
Aston Villa
8-2-1, 18 PTS
Wednesday, 30 September 1959
Drew
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division Two
Stoke
4-3-4, 11 PTS
Victoria Ground
Attendance: 27,155
🟨 30 Sep 1959, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Stoke City
3-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 67' | Bobby Thomson | 74' |
🟨 30 Sep 1959, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 30 September 1959
🕒 | HT Stoke City 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 57' Goal, 0-1, (Stoke City, pen), Doug Newlands
🥅 | 64' Goal, 0-2, (Stoke City), Johnny King
⚽ | 65' Goal, 1-2, Own Goal, Ken Thomson
⚽ | 67' Goal, 2-2, Peter McParland, Assist Jimmy MacEwan
⚽ | 74' Goal, 3-2, Peter McParland, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🥅 | 90' Goal, 3-3, (Stoke City), Frank Bowyer
🕒 | FT Stoke City 3-3 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
🟨 30 Sep 1959, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 30 September 1959
Villa concede a last gasp equaliser at the Victoria Ground but move three points clear at the top of the table.
Joe Mercer's Villa extend their unbeaten run to nine but are held to a draw at Stoke as they make it eight wins, two draws and a defeat in eleven division two games so far this season as their excellent start to life in the second tier continues.
🟨 30 Sep 1959, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground
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
Stoke
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 30 Sep 1959, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #39 |
Wednesday, 30 September 1959
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🟨 30 Sep 1959, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: John Mitchell | 🏴 | Prescot, 1955-1967
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 36 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 7 🟥 12 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 30 Sep 1959, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Mitchell | 🏴 | Prescot, 1955-1967
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
🆘 Awarded a penalty against John Neal for a totally unavoidable handball
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 30 Sep 1959, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the eighth consecutive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.56 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.30 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.54 |
🟨 30 Sep 1959, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground
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
Frank Taylor | 🏴 |
Stoke
GK Bill Robertson | 🏴 |
LB John McCue | 🏴 |
LB Tony Allen | 🏴 |
D Tony Bentley | 🏴 |
RB Bill Asprey | 🏴 |
CH Kenny Thomson | 🏴 |
W Don Ratcliffe | 🏴 |
W Dickie Cunliffe | 🏴 |
F Doug Newlands | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Frank Bowyer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Johnny King | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟨 30 Sep 1959, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 30 Sep 1959, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground
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
🟨 30 Sep 1959, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 30 Sep 1959, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Stoke XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟨 30 Sep 1959, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 30 Sep 1959, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 30 Sep 1959, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 30 Sep 1959, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 30 Sep 1959, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground