Game #2557
Aston Villa
12-5-2, 29 PTS
Saturday, 21 November 1959
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Bristol City
5-1-11, 11 PTS
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 29,738
🟩 21 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
Bristol City
0-5
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Stan Lynn | 41' | Jimmy MacEwan | 43' | Gerry Hitchens | 55' | Ron Wylie | 86' |
🟩 21 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 November 1959
⚽ | 41' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Stan Lynn
⚽ | 43' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | HT Bristol City 0-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 55' Goal, 3-0, Ron Wylie, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🟨 | Booking, Peter McParland, Foul
⚽ | 86' Goal, 4-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Ron Wylie
⚽ | 87' Goal, 5-0, Peter McParland
🕒 | FT Bristol City 0-5 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
🟩 21 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 November 1959
Villa have to settle for just the five goals at Ashton Gate as they reopen their two point lead at the top of the second division.
Joe Mercer's Villa continue their extraordinary season as they hammer Bristol City at Ashton Gate and make it sixteen goals in two games and twelve wins, five draws and two defeats in nineteen division two games so far this season as their excellent start to life in the second tier continues.
🟩 21 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
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
Bristol City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 21 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #47 |
Saturday, 21 November 1959
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🟩 21 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Francis Gerrard | 🏴 | Preston, 1949-1959
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 44 | 🟩 | 21 🟨 10 🟥 13 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 21 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Francis Gerrard | 🏴 | Preston, 1949-1959
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Peter McParland
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 21 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the fifth consecutive game and which has now been fielded in thirteen of the last fifteen fixtures.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.71 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.45 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.68 |
🟩 21 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
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
Peter Doherty | 🇬🇧 |
Bristol City
GK Tony Cook | 🏴 |
RB Roger Collinson | 🏴 |
CB Alan Williams | 🏴 |
LB Mike Thresher | 🏴 |
LH Frank Jacobs | 🏴 |
W Phil Coggins | 🏴 |
W John McCann | 🏴 |
W Alistair Hill | 🏴 |
IF Malcolm Graham | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Cavanagh | 🏴 |
CF John Atyeo | 🏴 |
🟩 21 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 21 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
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
🟩 21 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 21 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Charlton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 21 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 21 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 21 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 21 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 21 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate