Game #2571
Aston Villa
Saturday, 20 February 1960
Won
5th Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
FA Cup
Port Vale
Vale Park
Attendance: 48,749
🟩 20 Feb 1960, Villa 2-1 Port Vale, Vale Park
Port Vale
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 58' | 84' |
🟩 20 Feb 1960, Villa 2-1 Port Vale, Vale Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 February 1960
🥅 | 36' Goal, 0-1, (Port Vale, pen), Brian Jackson
🕒 | HT Port Vale 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 58' Goal, 1-1, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
⚽ | 84' Goal, 2-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | FT Port Vale 1-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 20 Feb 1960, Villa 2-1 Port Vale, Vale Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 February 1960
Villa squeak past Vale at a muddy Vale Park as Jimmy MacEwan's crossing rescues Joe Mercer's men to reach the FA Cup Quarter Finals for the third time in four seasons.
Joe Mercer's Villa extend their unbeaten run to four as they beat third division Port Vale in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
🟩 20 Feb 1960, Villa 2-1 Port Vale, Vale Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Port Vale
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 20 Feb 1960, Villa 2-1 Port Vale, Vale Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #33 |
Manager Game | #61 |
Saturday, 20 February 1960
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🟩 20 Feb 1960, Villa 2-1 Port Vale, Vale Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Tommy Langdale | 🏴 | Darlington, -1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 58 | 🟩 | 31 🟨 12 🟥 15 | 1.81
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
🟩 20 Feb 1960, Villa 2-1 Port Vale, Vale Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tommy Langdale | 🏴 | Darlington, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 20 Feb 1960, Villa 2-1 Port Vale, Vale Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names the same line up for the fourth consecutive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.95 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.70 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.93 |
🟩 20 Feb 1960, Villa 2-1 Port Vale, Vale 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 MacEwan | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Norman Low | 🏴 |
Port Vale
GK John Poole | 🏴 |
FB David Raine | 🏴 |
CB Colin Miles | 🏴 |
CH Roy Sproson | 🏴 |
CH Peter Ford | 🏴 |
RH Albert Leake | 🏴 |
WH Harry Poole | 🏴 |
W Brian Jackson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IF Stan Steele | 🏴 |
IF Graham Barnett | 🏴 |
IF Cliff Portwood | 🏴 |
🟩 20 Feb 1960, Villa 2-1 Port Vale, Vale Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 20 Feb 1960, Villa 2-1 Port Vale, Vale 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
🟩 20 Feb 1960, Villa 2-1 Port Vale, Vale 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 20 Feb 1960, Villa 2-1 Port Vale, Vale Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Vale XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 20 Feb 1960, Villa 2-1 Port Vale, Vale Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 20 Feb 1960, Villa 2-1 Port Vale, Vale Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 20 Feb 1960, Villa 2-1 Port Vale, Vale Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 20 Feb 1960, Villa 2-1 Port Vale, Vale Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 20 Feb 1960, Villa 2-1 Port Vale, Vale Park