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
🟩 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
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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, -1959
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 48 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 10 🟥 14 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 19 Dec 1959, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: J Cook | 🏴 | Pontefract, -1959
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 19 Dec 1959, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names and unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.32 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.52 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 25.21 |
🟩 19 Dec 1959, Villa 3-1 Brighton, 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
Billy Lane | 🏴 |
Brighton & Hove Albion
GK Dave Hollins | 🏴 |
RB Tommy Bisset | 🏴 |
RB Roy Little | 🏴 |
CB Roy Jennings | 🏴 |
M Jack Bertolini | 🏴 |
M Fred Jones | 🏴 |
M Glen Wilson | 🏴 |
W Denis Gordon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Adrian Thorne | 🏴 |
CF Bill Curry | 🏴 |
CF Jeff Darey | 🏴 |
🟩 19 Dec 1959, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 19 Dec 1959, Villa 3-1 Brighton, 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
🟩 19 Dec 1959, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 19 Dec 1959, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
🟩 19 Dec 1959, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 19 Dec 1959, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 19 Dec 1959, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 19 Dec 1959, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 19 Dec 1959, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Villa Park