Game #2575
Aston Villa
Saturday, 12 March 1960
Won
Quarter Final
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
FA Cup
Preston North End
Villa Park
Attendance: 69,732
🟩 12 Mar 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Preston North End
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 10' | 78' |
🟩 12 Mar 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 March 1960
⚽ | 10' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Preston North End
⚽ | 78' Goal, 2-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Jimmy MacEwan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Preston North End
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
🟩 12 Mar 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 12 March 1960
Villa secure a fine win against first division Preston to reach their third FA Cup semi final in four seasons. Meanwhile, dumped out of the cup a while ago, Villa's title and promotion rivals Cardiff can only draw, so although they increase their lead at the top to three points, Villa have another game in hand.
Joe Mercer's Villa make it successive wins as they beat top flight side Preston in the quarter final of the FA Cup. North End are Villa's third top flight scalp in the Cup after Leeds and Chelsea were brushed aside in the third and fourth rounds.
🟩 12 Mar 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937–38
🟩 12 Mar 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #37 |
Manager Game | #65 |
Saturday, 12 March 1960
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🟩 12 Mar 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴 | Billingham, 1956-1971
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 62 | 🟩 | 33 🟨 13 🟥 16 | 1.81
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 12 Mar 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴 | Billingham, 1956-1971
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
🟩 12 Mar 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Sims and Ron Wylie replace Kevin Keelan and Jimmy Adam.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.01 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.75 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 22.99 |
🟩 12 Mar 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, 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 | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 | 🚑 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Cliff Britton | 🏴 |
Preston North End
GK Fred Else | 🏴 |
RB Bob Wilson | 🏴 |
CB Garbutt Richardson | 🏴 |
CB Jim Smith | 🏴 |
LB Joe Walton | 🏴 |
M Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
W Les Dagger | 🏴 |
W Peter Thompson | 🏴 |
W Tom Finney | 🏴 |
W Sammy Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Davie Sneddon | 🏴 |
🟩 12 Mar 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 12 Mar 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, 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
🟩 12 Mar 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, 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 🇺
🟩 12 Mar 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Preston XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 12 Mar 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 12 Mar 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 12 Mar 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 12 Mar 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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