Game #2555
Aston Villa
10-5-2, 25 PTS
Saturday, 7 November 1959
Lost
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division Two
Liverpool
6-5-5, 17 PTS
Anfield
Attendance: 49,981
🟥 7 Nov 1959, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield
Liverpool
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 7 Nov 1959, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 November 1959
🕒 | HT Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 54' Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Dave Hickson
⚽ | 58' Goal, 1-1, Peter McParland
🥅 | 80' Goal, 1-2, (Liverpool), Dave Hickson
🕒 | FT Liverpool 2-1 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
🟥 7 Nov 1959, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 7 November 1959
Villa suffer a shock defeat at Anfield as a fortunate Liverpool inflict Villa's first defeat in 15 games.
Joe Mercer's Villa lose for the first time in fifteen games as they are beaten by promotion rivals Liverpool at Anfield to make it ten wins, five draws and two defeats in seventeen division two games so far this season as their excellent start to life in the second tier continues.
🟥 7 Nov 1959, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield
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
Liverpool
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1946-47
🟥 7 Nov 1959, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #45 |
Saturday, 7 November 1959
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🟥 7 Nov 1959, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Tuck | 🏴 | Chesterfield, 1958-1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 42 | 🟩 | 19 🟨 10 🟥 13 | 1.6
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 7 Nov 1959, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Tuck | 🏴 | Chesterfield, 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
🟥 7 Nov 1959, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names the same line up fielded in eleven of the previous thirteen games.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.67 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.41 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.65 |
🟥 7 Nov 1959, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield
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
Phil Taylor | 🏴 |
Liverpool
GK Doug Rudham | 🇿🇦 |
RB John Molyneux | 🏴 |
CB Dick White | 🏴 |
LB Ronnie Moran | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Melia | 🏴 |
M Barry Wilkinson | 🏴 |
M Johnny Wheeler | 🏴 |
W Alan A’Court | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Harrower | 🏴 |
CF Roger Hunt | 🏴 |
CF Dave Hickson (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟥 7 Nov 1959, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 7 Nov 1959, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield
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
🟥 7 Nov 1959, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 7 Nov 1959, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Liverpool XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟥 7 Nov 1959, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 7 Nov 1959, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 7 Nov 1959, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 7 Nov 1959, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 7 Nov 1959, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield