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
Villa continue their Cup run as they beat first division to qualify for the fifth round for the third time in four seasons.
Joe Mercer's Villa bounce back from just their fourth loss in twenty nine games to beat division one Chelsea in the FA Cup fourth round tie at Stamford Bridge.
🟩 30 Jan 1960, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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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
🟩 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