Game #2560
Aston Villa
14-5-3, 33 PTS
Saturday, 12 December 1959
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Cardiff City
12-6-3, 30 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 54,763
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Cardiff City
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 77' |
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 December 1959
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Cardiff City
⚽ | 77' Goal, 1-0, Jimmy Adam, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
⚽ | 89' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City
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
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 12 December 1959
Described as a game that none of the 50,000 who attended will ever forget, Villa and Cardiff go toe to toe in a high tempo battle of two excellent football teams. Villa though, with the edge, take the win and continue their unbeaten home run. Villa remain one point ahead of Rotherham at the top of the table but open a three point gap to Cardiff in third and are now seven points clear of 4th placed Middlesbrough.
Joe Mercer's Villa bounce back from their shock defeat at Millmoor to beat Cardiff and make it fourteen wins, five draws and three defeats, all away, in twenty two division two games so far this season.
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, 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
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #50 |
Saturday, 12 December 1959
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🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Harry Webb | 🏴 | Leeds, 1955-1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 47 | 🟩 | 23 🟨 10 🟥 14 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harry Webb | 🏴 | Leeds, 1955-1962
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
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Pat Saward replaces Alan Deakin.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.30 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.50 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 25.19 |
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, 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 Adam | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bill Jones | 🏴 |
Cardiff City
GK Graham Vearncombe | 🏴 |
LB Alec Milne | 🏴 |
D Ron Stitfall | 🏴 |
D Danny Malloy | 🏴 |
D Derrick Sullivan | 🏴 |
M Steve Gammon | 🏴 |
M Graham Moore | 🏴 |
W Brian Walsh | 🏴 |
W Johnny Watkins | 🏴 |
F Derek Tapscott | 🏴 |
CF Joe Bonson | 🏴 |
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, 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
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, 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 🇺
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Cardiff XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 12 Dec 1959, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park