Game #2554
Aston Villa
10-5-1, 25 PTS
Saturday, 31 October 1959
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Plymouth Argyle
3-4-8, 10 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 35,531
🟩 31 Oct 1959, Villa 2-0 Plymouth, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Plymouth Argyle
Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 9' | Pat Saward | 17' |
🟩 31 Oct 1959, Villa 2-0 Plymouth, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 October 1959
⚽ | 9' Goal, 1-0, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Ron Wylie
⚽ | 17' Goal, 2-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Pat Saward
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Plymouth Argyle
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Plymouth Argyle
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
🟩 31 Oct 1959, Villa 2-0 Plymouth, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 31 October 1959
Villa's seventh successive home league win sees them reopen a two point lead at the top of the table.
Joe Mercer's Villa extend their unbeaten run to fourteen as they make it ten wins, five draws and a defeat in sixteen division two games so far this season as their excellent start to life in the second tier continues.
🟩 31 Oct 1959, Villa 2-0 Plymouth, 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
Plymouth Argyle
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 31 Oct 1959, Villa 2-0 Plymouth, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #44 |
Saturday, 31 October 1959
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🟩 31 Oct 1959, Villa 2-0 Plymouth, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Norman Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1955-1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 41 | 🟩 | 19 🟨 10 🟥 12 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 31 Oct 1959, Villa 2-0 Plymouth, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Norman Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1955-1961
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
🟩 31 Oct 1959, Villa 2-0 Plymouth, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names the same line up fielded in ten of the previous twelve games.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.65 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.39 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.63 |
🟩 31 Oct 1959, Villa 2-0 Plymouth, 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
Jack Rowley | 🏴 |
Plymouth Argyle
GK Geoff Barnsley | 🏴 |
RB Terry Stacey | 🏴 |
CB Reg Wyatt | 🏴 |
LB Wally Bellett | 🏴 |
LH Len Casey | 🏴 |
M Johnny Williams | 🏴 |
F Ronnie Waldock | 🏴 |
IF Peter Kearns | 🏴 |
W Alex Govan | 🏴 |
W Harry Penk | 🏴 |
CF Wilf Carter | 🏴 |
🟩 31 Oct 1959, Villa 2-0 Plymouth, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 31 Oct 1959, Villa 2-0 Plymouth, 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
🟩 31 Oct 1959, Villa 2-0 Plymouth, 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 🇺
🟩 31 Oct 1959, Villa 2-0 Plymouth, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Plymouth XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 31 Oct 1959, Villa 2-0 Plymouth, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 31 Oct 1959, Villa 2-0 Plymouth, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 31 Oct 1959, Villa 2-0 Plymouth, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 31 Oct 1959, Villa 2-0 Plymouth, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 31 Oct 1959, Villa 2-0 Plymouth, Villa Park