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 Park
Middlesbrough
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Pat Saward | 14' |
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome Park
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
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 March 1960
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 GK Kevin Keelan | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Middlesbrough
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Middlesbrough
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome Park
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 Park
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
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 61 | 🟩 | 32 🟨 13 🟥 16 | 1.79
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: J Bellwood | 🏴 | Liversedge, -1960
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome Park
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 Park
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 Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome 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
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Kevin Keelan | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Boro XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 5 Mar 1960, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome Park