Game #2558
Aston Villa
13-5-2, 31 PTS
Saturday, 28 November 1959
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Scunthorpe United
5-7-7, 17 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 37,367
🟩 28 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
Aston Villa
5-0
Scunthorpe United
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 34' | Peter McParland | 43' | 79' | Jimmy MacEwan | 62' |
🟩 28 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 November 1959
⚽ | 28' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland
⚽ | 34' Goal, 2-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
⚽ | 43' Goal, 3-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Scunthorpe United
⚽ | 62' Goal, 4-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
⚽ | 79' Goal, 5-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe United
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
🟩 28 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 November 1959
Villa make it twenty one goals in three games and open up a three point lead at the top of the second division table. Up next is second placed Rotherham and a chance to extend the lead to five points.
Joe Mercer had set a target of 30 points by Christmas to be sure Villa were on track for promotion, they were now on 31 points, it was 28 November.
Villa face Scunthorpe United for the first time in competitive football, Scunthorpe become the 88th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Joe Mercer's Villa continue their extraordinary season as they record a second successive 5-0 win, following on from their 11-1 annihilation of Charlton to make it twenty one goals in three games and thirteen wins, five draws and two defeats in twenty division two games so far this season as their excellent start to life in the second tier continues.
🟩 28 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe, 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
Scunthorpe United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 28 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #48 |
Saturday, 28 November 1959
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🟩 28 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴 | Bristol, 1951-1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 45 | 🟩 | 22 🟨 10 🟥 13 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 28 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴 | Bristol, 1951-1961
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
🟩 28 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the sixth consecutive game and which has now been fielded in fourteen of the last sixteen fixtures.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.72 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.47 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.70 |
🟩 28 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe, 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
Frank Soo | 🏴 |
Scunthorpe United
GK Ivor Williams | 🏴 |
LB Jack Brownsword | 🏴 |
CB Brian Heward | 🏴 |
M Len Sharpe | 🏴 |
M Dennis John | 🏴 |
W Jack Marriott | 🏴 |
W Martin Bakes | 🏴 |
F Jack Haigh | 🏴 |
F Peter Donnelly | 🏴 |
CF Barrie Thomas | 🏴 |
CF Harry Middleton | 🏴 |
🟩 28 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 28 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe, 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
🟩 28 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe, 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 🇺
🟩 28 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Scunthorpe XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 28 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 28 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 28 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 28 Nov 1959, Villa 5-0 Scunthorpe, Villa Park