Game #2573
Aston Villa
19-8-5, 46 PTS
Tuesday, 1 March 1960


Drew
2nd (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division Two
Lincoln City
11-6-14, 28 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 33,868
🟨 1 Mar 1960, Villa 1-1 Lincoln, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1

Lincoln City

Assist(s) | Brian Handley | 80' |
🟨 1 Mar 1960, Villa 1-1 Lincoln, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 1 March 1960
🟢 | 1' Debut, Brian Handley
🚑 | Player injured on field of play, Nigel Sims
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Lincoln City
🥅 | 64' Goal, 0-1, (Lincoln City), Derek Hawksworth
⚽ | 80' Goal, 1-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Brian Handley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Lincoln City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟨 1 Mar 1960, Villa 1-1 Lincoln, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 1 March 1960
Villa can only draw their game in hand over leaders Cardiff and only reduce the gap to two points.
Lincoln suffer outrageous fortune in injuring Nigel Sims just before half time, leaving him incapacitated for the entire second period before lucking into a goal having survived a storm of Villa chances both before and after their strike.
Joe Mercer's Villa drop points at home for the second successive game as Lincoln have now held Villa home and away to make it nineteen wins, eight draws and five defeats, four away, in thirty two division two games.
Meanwhile, centre forward Brian Handley made his Villa debut aged 23 after moving from Goole Town in September 1958.
🟨 1 Mar 1960, Villa 1-1 Lincoln, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CF Brian Handley | 🏴 | #478 | Youth team promotion
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Lincoln City


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 1 Mar 1960, Villa 1-1 Lincoln, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #63 |
Tuesday, 1 March 1960
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🟨 1 Mar 1960, Villa 1-1 Lincoln, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 60 | 🟩 | 31 🟨 13 🟥 16 | 1.77
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 1 Mar 1960, Villa 1-1 Lincoln, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 1 Mar 1960, Villa 1-1 Lincoln, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mike Tindall and Brian Handley (debut) replace Gerry Hitchens and Ron Wylie.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.13 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.72 |
Youngest Player |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | 18.92 |
🟨 1 Mar 1960, Villa 1-1 Lincoln, 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 | 🇮🇪 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Brian Handley | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Con Moulson | 🇮🇪 |

Lincoln City
GK Bill Heath | 🏴 |
RB Ron Allen | 🏴 |
CB Dennis Gratton | 🏴 |
CB Bob Jackson | 🏴 |
LB Jeff Smith | 🏴 |
M Fred Middleton | 🏴 |
M Bert Linnecor | 🏴 |
M Derek Hawksworth | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W John McLelland | 🏴 |
W Ron Smillie | 🏴 |
F Ron Harbertson | 🏴 |
🟨 1 Mar 1960, Villa 1-1 Lincoln, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟨 1 Mar 1960, Villa 1-1 Lincoln, 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
🟨 1 Mar 1960, Villa 1-1 Lincoln, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 1 Mar 1960, Villa 1-1 Lincoln, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS

Lincoln XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟨 1 Mar 1960, Villa 1-1 Lincoln, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 1 Mar 1960, Villa 1-1 Lincoln, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 1 Mar 1960, Villa 1-1 Lincoln, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 1 Mar 1960, Villa 1-1 Lincoln, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 1 Mar 1960, Villa 1-1 Lincoln, Villa Park

