Game #2574
Aston Villa
20-8-5, 48 PTS
Saturday, 5 March 1960
Won
2nd (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Middlesbrough
15-8-9, 30 PTS
Ayresome Park
Attendance: 39,432
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
Middlesbrough
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Pat Saward | 14' |
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 March 1960
🟢 | 1' Debut, Kevin Keelan
⚽ | 14' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Pat Saward
🕒 | HT Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Middlesbrough 1-1 Aston Villa
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
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 March 1960
Villa beat third placed Boro to open up a 10 point gap and make promotion a real possibility.
The question then becomes who will be Champions, Cardiff who took top spot from Villa for the first time a week previously keep a 2 point gap thanks to their victory over Huddersfield.
Joe Mercer's Villa win for the first time in three to make it twenty wins, eight draws and five defeats, four away, in thirty three division two games so far this season as their onward progress towards promotion from the second tier continues.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Kevin Keelan made his Villa debut aged 19 after joining from Kidderminster Harriers in 1957.
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 GK Kevin Keelan | 🏴 | #479 | 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
Middlesbrough
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #64 |
Saturday, 5 March 1960
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🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: J Bellwood | 🏴 | Liversedge, -1960
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 61 | 🟩 | 32 🟨 13 🟥 16 | 1.79
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: J. Bellwood | 🏴 | Liversedge, 1960
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
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Kevin Keelan (debut), Jimmy Adam and Gerry Hitchens replace Nigel Sims, Mike Tindall and Brian Handley.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.34 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.73 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.97 |
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Kevin Keelan | 🏴 | 🟢 |
FB John Neal | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Bob Dennison | 🏴 |
Middlesbrough
GK Peter Taylor | 🏴 |
LB Mick McNeil | 🏴 |
CB Ken Thomson | 🏴 |
FB Derek Stonehouse | 🏴 |
M Ray Yeoman | 🏴 |
M Bill Harris | 🏴 |
W Edwin Holliday | 🏴 |
IF Ronnie Waldock | 🏴 |
F Willie Fernie | 🏴 |
CF Derek McLean | 🏴 |
CF Brian Clough | 🏴 |
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
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
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Boro XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome