Game #2575
Aston Villa
Saturday, 12 March 1960
Won
Quarter Final
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
FA Cup
Preston North End
Villa Park
Attendance: 69,732
🟩 12 March 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-0
Preston North End
Assist(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 10' | 78' |
🟩 12 March 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
🟩 12 March 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 12 March 1960
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 March 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937–38
Aston Villa
Preston North End
🟩 12 March 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 March 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴 | Billingham, 1954-1971
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 62 | 🟩 | 33 🟨 13 🟥 16 | 1.81
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 12 March 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴 | Billingham, 1954-1971
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 12 March 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 March 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 March 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 12 March 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 March 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 12 March 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Preston XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 12 March 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 12 March 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 12 March 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 12 March 1960, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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