Game #2568
Aston Villa
Saturday, 30 January 1960
Won
4th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
FA Cup
Chelsea
Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 66,671
🟩 30 Jan 1960, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Chelsea
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 19' | Peter McParland | 31' |
🟩 30 Jan 1960, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 January 1960
⚽ | 19' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
⚽ | 31' Goal, 2-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Chelsea
🥅 | 78' Goal, 2-1, (Chelsea, pen), Peter Sillett
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 30 Jan 1960, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 30 January 1960
🟩 30 Jan 1960, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Chelsea
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
Aston Villa
Chelsea
🟩 30 Jan 1960, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #30 |
Manager Game | #58 |
Saturday, 30 January 1960
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🟩 30 Jan 1960, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Reg Leafe | 🏴 | Nottingham, -1960 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 55 | 🟩 | 29 🟨 11 🟥 15 | 1.78
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 30 Jan 1960, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Reg Leafe | 🏴 | Nottingham, -1960 🆘
🆘 Awarded a harsh and needless penalty to bring Chelsea back into the game
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 30 Jan 1960, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jimmy MacEwan and Ron Wylie replace Jimmy Adam and Johnny Dixon.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.90 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.64 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.88 |
🟩 30 Jan 1960, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
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 MacEwan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Ted Drake | 🏴 |
Chelsea
GK Reg Matthews | 🏴 |
RB John Sillett | 🏴 |
CB Mel Scott | 🏴 |
RB Peter Sillett | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Sylvan Anderton | 🏴 |
M Stan Crowther (ex) | 🏴 |
W Frank Blunstone | 🏴 |
W Peter Brabrook | 🏴 |
F Johnny Brooks | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Greaves | 🏴 |
CF Charlie Livesey | 🏴 |
🟩 30 Jan 1960, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 30 Jan 1960, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
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
🟩 30 Jan 1960, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 30 Jan 1960, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Chelsea XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 30 Jan 1960, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 30 Jan 1960, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 30 Jan 1960, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 30 Jan 1960, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 30 Jan 1960, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge