Game #2566
Aston Villa
18-6-3, 42 PTS
Saturday, 16 January 1960
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Bristol Rovers
8-8-10, 24 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,110
🟩 16 Jan 1960, Villa 4-1 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-1
Bristol Rovers
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 40' | 75' | Gerry Hitchens | 54' |
🟩 16 Jan 1960, Villa 4-1 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 January 1960
⚽ | 40' Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers
⚽ | 54' Goal, 2-0, Jimmy Adam, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🥅 | 66' Goal, 2-1, (Bristol Rovers), Geoff Bradford
⚽ | 75' Goal, 3-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Peter McParland
⚽ | 86' Goal, 4-1, Vic Crowe
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Bristol Rovers
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 16 Jan 1960, Villa 4-1 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 January 1960
🟩 16 Jan 1960, Villa 4-1 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Bristol Rovers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Bristol Rovers
🟩 16 Jan 1960, Villa 4-1 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #56 |
Saturday, 16 January 1960
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🟩 16 Jan 1960, Villa 4-1 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ernest Crawford | 🏴 | Doncaster, -1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 53 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 11 🟥 14 | 1.79
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 16 Jan 1960, Villa 4-1 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ernest Crawford | 🏴 | Doncaster, -1965
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 16 Jan 1960, Villa 4-1 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jimmy Adam and Johnny Dixon replace Jimmy MacEwan and Ron Wylie.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.54 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 36.13 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.84 |
🟩 16 Jan 1960, Villa 4-1 Bristol Rovers, 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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Bert Tann | 🏴 |
Bristol Rovers
GK Malcolm Norman | 🏴 |
RB Doug Hillard | 🏴 |
D John Frowen | 🏴 |
LB Josser Watling | 🏴 |
WH Norman Sykes | 🏴 |
M Ray Mabbutt | 🏴 |
M Peter Hooper | 🇰🇪 |
W George Petherbridge | 🏴 |
IF Dai Ward | 🏴 |
CF Alfie Biggs | 🏴 |
CF Geoff Bradford | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 16 Jan 1960, Villa 4-1 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 16 Jan 1960, Villa 4-1 Bristol Rovers, 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
🟩 16 Jan 1960, Villa 4-1 Bristol Rovers, 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 16 Jan 1960, Villa 4-1 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Rovers XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟩 16 Jan 1960, Villa 4-1 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 16 Jan 1960, Villa 4-1 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 16 Jan 1960, Villa 4-1 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 Jan 1960, Villa 4-1 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 16 Jan 1960, Villa 4-1 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park