Game #2562
Aston Villa
16-5-3, 37 PTS
Saturday, 26 December 1959
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Hull City
5-4-14, 14 PTS
Boothferry Park
Attendance: 29,399
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry
Hull City
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 61' |
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 December 1959
🟢 | 1' Debut, Harry Burrows
🕒 | HT Hull City 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 61' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | FT Hull City 0-1 Aston Villa
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
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 December 1959
Villa toil in poor conditions against bottom of the table Hull but do just enough to come away with both points, with Rotherham losing it is now Cardiff who are three points behind Villa in second place.
Joe Mercer's Villa record three successive wins to make it sixteen wins, five draws and three defeats, all away, in twenty four division two games so far this season as their excellent progress towards promotion from the second tier continues.
Meanwhile, winger Harry Burrows made his Villa debut aged 18 after joining from school football in April 1956.
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | #475 | Youth team promotion
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Hull City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #52 |
Saturday, 26 December 1959
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🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 49 | 🟩 | 25 🟨 10 🟥 14 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
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
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer hands Harry Burrows his debut in place of Jimmy MacEwan.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.24 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.54 |
Youngest Player |
W Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 18.79 |
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry
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 Harry Burrows | 🏴 | 🟢 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bob Brocklebank (ex) | 🏴 |
Hull City
GK Billy Bly | 🏴 |
RB Andy Davidson | 🏴 |
CB Paul Feasey | 🏴 |
CB Brian Garvey | 🏴 |
LB Brian Bulless | 🏴 |
M Les Collinson | 🏴 |
W Doug Clarke | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell (ex) | 🏴 |
F Bill Bradbury | 🏴 |
CF Roy Shiner | 🏴 |
CF Ralph Gubbins | 🏴 |
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry
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
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Hull XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry