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 Park
Hull City
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 61' |
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry Park
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
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 December 1959
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 W Harry Burrows | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Hull City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Hull City
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry Park
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 Park
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
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 49 | 🟩 | 25 🟨 10 🟥 14 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry Park
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 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 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 Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry 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
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Hull XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 26 Dec 1959, Villa 1-0 Hull, Boothferry Park