Game #2556
Aston Villa
11-5-2, 27 PTS
Saturday, 14 November 1959
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Charlton Athletic
6-7-4, 19 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 21,997
🟩 14 Nov 1959, Villa 11-1 Charlton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
11-1
Charlton Athletic
Assist(s) | Bobby Thomson | 2' | 29' | 72' | Vic Crowe | 26' | Stan Lynn | 40' | Nigel Sims | 46' | Peter McParland | 60' | Gerry Hitchens | 63' | Jimmy MacEwan | 65' | Ron Wylie | 69' |
🟩 14 Nov 1959, Villa 11-1 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 November 1959
⚽ | 2' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🥅 | 22' Goal, 1-1, (Charlton Athletic), Dennis Edwards
⚽ | 26' Goal, 2-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Vic Crowe
⚽ | 29' Goal, 3-1, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Bobby Thomson
⚽ | 40' Goal, 4-1, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Stan Lynn
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 4-1 Charlton Athletic
⚽ | 46' Goal, 5-1, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Nigel Sims
⚽ | 60' Goal, 6-1, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Peter McParland
🚑 | 60' Player retires from field of play with injury (Charlton Athletic), Willy Duff
⚽ | 63' Goal, 7-1, Ron Wylie, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
⚽ | 65' Goal, 8-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
⚽ | 69' Goal, 9-1, Jimmy MacEwan, Assist by Ron Wylie
🚑 | 70' Player returns to field of play (Charlton Athletic), Willy Duff
⚽ | 72' Goal, 10-1, Peter McParland, Assist by Bobby Thomson
⚽ | 86' Goal, 11-1, Peter McParland
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 11-1 Charlton Athletic
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
🟩 14 Nov 1959, Villa 11-1 Charlton, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 14 November 1959
Villa bounce back from their shock defeat at Anfield - their first in 15 games - with an extraordinary performance and result at Villa Park. Villa hit Charlton for 11 goals, Gerry Hitchens scores 5, and Villa record their biggest ever league win.
Joe Mercer's Villa bounce back from their second defeat in seventeen to record an astonishing win over Charlton as they hammer the Londoners eleven goals to one at Villa Park. As a result Villa make it eleven wins, five draws and two defeats in eighteen division two games so far this season as their excellent start to life in the second tier continues.
🟩 14 Nov 1959, Villa 11-1 Charlton, 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
Charlton Athletic
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1946-47
🟩 14 Nov 1959, Villa 11-1 Charlton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #46 |
Saturday, 14 November 1959
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🟩 14 Nov 1959, Villa 11-1 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Les Tirebuck | 🏴 | Halifax, 1956-1963
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 4-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 11-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 43 | 🟩 | 20 🟨 10 🟥 13 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 14 Nov 1959, Villa 11-1 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Les Tirebuck | 🏴 | Halifax, 1956-1963
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
🟩 14 Nov 1959, Villa 11-1 Charlton, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the fourth consecutive game and which has now been fielded in twelve of the last fourteen fixtures.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.69 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.43 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.67 |
🟩 14 Nov 1959, Villa 11-1 Charlton, 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
Jimmy Trotter | 🏴 |
Charlton Athletic
GK Willie Duff | 🏴 |
RB John Sewell | 🏴 |
CB Derek Ufton | 🏴 |
D Don Townsend | 🏴 |
D Marvin Hinton | 🏴 |
M Fred Lucas | 🏴 |
W Sammy Lawrie | 🏴 |
W Johnny Summers | 🏴 |
F Bill Kiernan | 🏴 |
F Dennis Edwards | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Stuart Leary | 🇿🇦 |
🟩 14 Nov 1959, Villa 11-1 Charlton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 14 Nov 1959, Villa 11-1 Charlton, 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
🟩 14 Nov 1959, Villa 11-1 Charlton, 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 🇺
🟩 14 Nov 1959, Villa 11-1 Charlton, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Charlton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟩 14 Nov 1959, Villa 11-1 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 14 Nov 1959, Villa 11-1 Charlton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 14 Nov 1959, Villa 11-1 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 14 Nov 1959, Villa 11-1 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 14 Nov 1959, Villa 11-1 Charlton, Villa Park