Game #2553
Aston Villa
9-5-1, 23 PTS
Saturday, 24 October 1959
Drew
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
Division Two
Derby County
4-2-8, 10 PTS
Baseball Ground
Attendance: 26,394
🟨 24 Oct 1959, Villa 2-2 Derby, Baseball Ground
Derby County
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 75' |
🟨 24 Oct 1959, Villa 2-2 Derby, Baseball Ground
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 October 1959
🥅 | 40' Goal, 0-1, (Derby County), Johnny Hannigan
🕒 | HT Derby County 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 56' Goal, 0-2, (Derby County), Jack Parry
⚽ | 75' Goal, 1-2, Peter McParland, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
⚽ | 77' Goal, 2-2, Peter McParland
🕒 | FT Derby County 2-2 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
🟨 24 Oct 1959, Villa 2-2 Derby, Baseball Ground
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 October 1959
Villa are held to a fourth successive away draw by struggling Derby and remain top of the table but with their lead cut to 1 point.
Joe Mercer's Villa extend their unbeaten run to thirteen to make it nine wins, five draws and a defeat in fifteen division two games so far this season as their excellent start to life in the second tier continues.
🟨 24 Oct 1959, Villa 2-2 Derby, Baseball 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
Derby County
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1945-46
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FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #43 |
Saturday, 24 October 1959
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MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Aubrey Moore | 🏴 | Lowestoft, 1958-1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 40 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 10 🟥 12 | 1.6
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Aubrey Moore | 🏴 | Lowestoft, 1958-1962
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
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer reverts to the same line up fielded in nine of the previous eleven games as Vic Crowe returns in place of Johnny Dixon.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.63 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.37 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.61 |
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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
Harry Storer Jr. | 🏴 |
Derby County
GK Ken Oxford | 🏴 |
RB Geoff Barrowcliffe | 🏴 |
CB Leslie Moore | 🏴 |
CB Frank Upton | 🏴 |
LB Roy Martin | 🏴 |
LB Glyn Davies | 🏴 |
M Jack Parry | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tommy Powell | 🏴 |
W Johnny Hannigan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F George Darwin | 🏴 |
CF Peter Thompson | 🏴 |
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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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Derby XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 24 Oct 1959, Villa 2-2 Derby, Baseball Ground