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
🟩 19 Dec 1959, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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: ❌
Aston Villa
Brighton & Hove Albion
🟩 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