Game #2550
Aston Villa
8-3-1, 19 PTS
Saturday, 3 October 1959
Drew
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Division Two
Lincoln City
2-1-8, 5 PTS
Sincil Bank
Attendance: 13,850
🟨 3 Oct 1959, Villa 0-0 Lincoln, Sincil Bank
Lincoln City
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟨 3 Oct 1959, Villa 0-0 Lincoln, Sincil Bank
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 October 1959
🕒 | HT Lincoln City 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Lincoln City 0-0 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
🟨 3 Oct 1959, Villa 0-0 Lincoln, Sincil Bank
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 3 October 1959
Villa draw for the second successive away game as they are held by bottom of the table Lincoln but they keep their three point lead at the top of the table.
Villa face Lincoln City for the first time in competitive football, Lincoln become the 87th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Joe Mercer's Villa extend their unbeaten run to ten but are held to a second successive draw - this time at Sincil Bank - as they make it eight wins, three draws and a defeat in twelve division two games so far this season as their excellent start to life in the second tier continues.
🟨 3 Oct 1959, Villa 0-0 Lincoln, Sincil Bank
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
Lincoln City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 3 Oct 1959, Villa 0-0 Lincoln, Sincil Bank
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #40 |
Saturday, 3 October 1959
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🟨 3 Oct 1959, Villa 0-0 Lincoln, Sincil Bank
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Dagnall | 🏴 | Bolton, 1957-1968
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 37 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 8 🟥 12 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 3 Oct 1959, Villa 0-0 Lincoln, Sincil Bank
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Dagnall | 🏴 | Bolton, 1957-1968
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
🟨 3 Oct 1959, Villa 0-0 Lincoln, Sincil Bank
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer makes his first change to the line up in nine games as Jimmy Adam replaces Peter McParland.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.84 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.31 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.55 |
🟨 3 Oct 1959, Villa 0-0 Lincoln, Sincil Bank
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 | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Con Moulson | 🇮🇪 |
Lincoln City
GK Bill Heath | 🏴 |
RB Ron Allen | 🏴 |
CB Dennis Gratton | 🏴 |
CB Bob Jackson | 🏴 |
LB Jeff Smith | 🏴 |
M Bert Linnecor | 🏴 |
M Fred Middleton | 🏴 |
W Ron Smillie | 🏴 |
W John McLelland | 🏴 |
IF Roy Chapman | 🏴 |
CF Andy Graver | 🏴 |
🟨 3 Oct 1959, Villa 0-0 Lincoln, Sincil Bank
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 3 Oct 1959, Villa 0-0 Lincoln, Sincil Bank
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
🟨 3 Oct 1959, Villa 0-0 Lincoln, Sincil Bank
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 3 Oct 1959, Villa 0-0 Lincoln, Sincil Bank
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Lincoln XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟨 3 Oct 1959, Villa 0-0 Lincoln, Sincil Bank
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 3 Oct 1959, Villa 0-0 Lincoln, Sincil Bank
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 3 Oct 1959, Villa 0-0 Lincoln, Sincil Bank
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 3 Oct 1959, Villa 0-0 Lincoln, Sincil Bank
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 3 Oct 1959, Villa 0-0 Lincoln, Sincil Bank