Game #2561
Aston Villa
15-5-3, 35 PTS
Saturday, 19 December 1959


Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Brighton & Hove Albion
6-6-10, 18 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,875
🟩 19 Dec 1959, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1

Brighton & Hove Albion

Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 57' | Peter McParland | 77' |
🟩 19 Dec 1959, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 December 1959
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
⚽ | 57' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Ron Wylie
⚽ | 67' Goal, 2-0, Peter McParland
⚽ | 77' Goal, 3-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Peter McParland
🥅 | 85' Goal, 3-1, (Brighton & Hove Albion), Denis Gordon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
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
🟩 19 Dec 1959, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 December 1959
Joe Mercer's Villa record successive wins to make it fifteen wins, five draws and three defeats, all away, in twenty three division two games so far this season as their excellent progress towards promotion from the second tier continues.
Villa swat aside Brighton as their promotion push continues, second placed Rotherham can only draw so Villa reopen their two point lead at the top of the table.
🟩 19 Dec 1959, Villa 3-1 Brighton, 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
Brighton & Hove Albion


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 19 Dec 1959, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #51 |
Saturday, 19 December 1959
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🟩 19 Dec 1959, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: J. Cook | 🏴 | Pontefract, 1956-1959
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩