Game #2552
Aston Villa
9-4-1, 22 PTS
Saturday, 17 October 1959
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Middlesbrough
6-4-3, 16 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,773
🟩 17 Oct 1959, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Middlesbrough
Assist(s) | None
🟩 17 Oct 1959, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 October 1959
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Middlesbrough
⚽ | 67' Goal, 1-0, Stan Lynn
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough
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
🟩 17 Oct 1959, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 October 1959
Villa return to Villa Park after three away draws and beat 4th placed Boro to make it six consecutive home League wins. Villa remain two points clear at the top of the table with a third of the season already played.
Joe Mercer's Villa extend their unbeaten run to twelve as they win for the first time in four to make it nine wins, four draws and a defeat in fourteen division two games so far this season as their excellent start to life in the second tier continues.
🟩 17 Oct 1959, Villa 1-0 Boro, 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
Middlesbrough
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 17 Oct 1959, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #42 |
Saturday, 17 October 1959
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🟩 17 Oct 1959, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Robert Smith | 🏴 | Newport, 1955-1963
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 39 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 9 🟥 12 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 17 Oct 1959, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Robert Smith | 🏴 | Newport, 1955-1963
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
🟩 17 Oct 1959, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Johnny Dixon replaces Vic Crowe.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.35 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.88 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.59 |
🟩 17 Oct 1959, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bob Dennison | 🏴 |
Middlesbrough
GK Peter Taylor | 🏴 |
RB Ray Bilcliff | 🏴 |
CB Brian Phillips | 🏴 |
LB Mick McNeil | 🏴 |
RH Dennis Windross | 🏴 |
M Ray Yeoman | 🏴 |
M Bill Harris | 🏴 |
W Billy Day | 🏴 |
W Ron Burbeck | 🏴 |
F Willie Fernie | 🏴 |
CF Derek McLean | 🏴 |
🟩 17 Oct 1959, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 17 Oct 1959, Villa 1-0 Boro, 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
🟩 17 Oct 1959, Villa 1-0 Boro, 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 🇺
🟩 17 Oct 1959, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Boro XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 17 Oct 1959, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 17 Oct 1959, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
International Duty | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 17 Oct 1959, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 17 Oct 1959, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 17 Oct 1959, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park