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
🟩 20 Feb 1960, Villa 2-1 Port Vale, Vale Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Port Vale
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Port Vale
🟩 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