Game #2564
Aston Villa
17-6-3, 40 PTS
Saturday, 2 January 1960
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Swansea City
10-5-9, 25 PTS
Vetch Field
Attendance: 25,653
🟩 2 Jan 1960, Villa 3-1 Swansea, Vetch Field
Swansea Town
1-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 17' | 55' | Bobby Thomson | 89' |
🟩 2 Jan 1960, Villa 3-1 Swansea, Vetch Field
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 January 1960
🟢 | 1' Debut, Norman Ashe
⚽ | 17' Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Peter McParland
🥅 | 20' Goal, 1-1, (Swansea Town), Dave Dodson
🕒 | HT Swansea City 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 55' Goal, 2-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Peter McParland
⚽ | 89' Goal, 3-1, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🕒 | FT Swansea City 3-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 2 Jan 1960, Villa 3-1 Swansea, Vetch Field
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 January 1960
Villa open 1960 with another win - their 17th in 26 games so far this season.
Joe Mercer's Villa extend their unbeaten run to five and win for the fourth time over that period to make it seventeen wins, six draws and three defeats, all away, in twenty six division two games so far this season as their excellent progress towards promotion from the second tier continues.
Meanwhile, winger Norman Ashe made his Villa debut aged just 16 after joining from school football in July 1958. At 16 years and 48 days old, Ashe becomes the youngest player ever to appear for Villa.
🟩 2 Jan 1960, Villa 3-1 Swansea, Vetch Field
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 W Norman Ashe | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Swansea City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 2 Jan 1960, Villa 3-1 Swansea, Vetch Field
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #54 |
Saturday, 2 January 1960
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🟩 2 Jan 1960, Villa 3-1 Swansea, Vetch Field
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Roger Woan | 🏴 | London, 1957-1964
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 51 | 🟩 | 26 🟨 11 🟥 14 | 1.75
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 2 Jan 1960, Villa 3-1 Swansea, Vetch Field
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Woan | 🏴 | London, 1957-1964
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 19 Apr 1958, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
Cards: None
🟩 2 Jan 1960, Villa 3-1 Swansea, Vetch Field
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Bobby Thomson and Norman Ashe (debut) replace Mike Tindall and Jimmy Adam.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.49 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.56 |
Youngest Player |
W Norman Ashe | 🏴 | 16.14 |
🟩 2 Jan 1960, Villa 3-1 Swansea, Vetch Field
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 Norman Ashe | 🏴 | 🟢 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Trevor Morris | 🏴 |
Swansea City
GK John King | 🏴 |
RB Allan Sanders | 🏴 |
D Harry Griffiths | 🏴 |
D Brian Hughes | 🏴 |
CB Mel Nurse | 🏴 |
WH Dixie Hale | 🇮🇪 |
M Len Allchurch | 🏴 |
W Dave Dodson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Herbie Williams | 🏴 |
F Colin Webster | 🏴 |
F Brayley Reynolds | 🏴 |
🟩 2 Jan 1960, Villa 3-1 Swansea, Vetch Field
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 2 Jan 1960, Villa 3-1 Swansea, Vetch Field
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
🟩 2 Jan 1960, Villa 3-1 Swansea, Vetch Field
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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 2 Jan 1960, Villa 3-1 Swansea, Vetch Field
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Swansea XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟩 2 Jan 1960, Villa 3-1 Swansea, Vetch Field
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 2 Jan 1960, Villa 3-1 Swansea, Vetch Field
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 2 Jan 1960, Villa 3-1 Swansea, Vetch Field
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 2 Jan 1960, Villa 3-1 Swansea, Vetch Field
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 2 Jan 1960, Villa 3-1 Swansea, Vetch Field