Game #2576
Aston Villa
21-8-5, 50 PTS
Tuesday, 15 March 1960
Won
2nd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Derby County
10-5-27, 25 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 37,672
🟩 15 Mar 1960, Villa 3-2 Derby, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2
Derby County
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 46' | Ron Wylie | 66' |
🟩 15 Mar 1960, Villa 3-2 Derby, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 15 March 1960
🥅 | 5' Goal, 0-1, (Derby County), Ray Swallow
🥅 | 12' Goal, 0-2, (Derby County), George Darwin
⚽ | 13' Goal, 1-2, Stan Lynn, pen
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-2 Derby County
⚽ | 46' Goal, 2-2, Peter McParland, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
⚽ | 66' Goal, 3-2, Vic Crowe, Assist by Ron Wylie
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Derby County
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 15 Mar 1960, Villa 3-2 Derby, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 15 March 1960
🟩 15 Mar 1960, Villa 3-2 Derby, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Derby County
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1945-46
Aston Villa
Derby County
🟩 15 Mar 1960, Villa 3-2 Derby, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #66 |
Tuesday, 15 March 1960
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🟩 15 Mar 1960, Villa 3-2 Derby, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Tom Cooper | 🏴 | Bolton, -1960 🆘
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 63 | 🟩 | 34 🟨 13 🟥 16 | 1.83
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
🟩 15 Mar 1960, Villa 3-2 Derby, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tom Cooper | 🏴 | Bolton, -1960
🆘 Had already awarded a free kick outside the area for a foul in the box before he failed to take action against the thuggish play that descended on the game. It was a surprise no-one was seriously injured on either side.
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 15 Mar 1960, Villa 3-2 Derby, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Kevin Keelan and Jimmy Adam replace Nigel Sims and Jimmy MacEwan.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.97 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.76 |
Youngest Player |
GK Kevin Keelan | 🏴 | 19.20 |
🟩 15 Mar 1960, Villa 3-2 Derby, Villa 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 | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Harry Storer Jr. | 🏴 |
Derby County
GK Terry Adlington | 🏴 |
LB Roy Martin | 🏴 |
D Tony Conwell | 🏴 |
CB Ray Young | 🏴 |
LB Glyn Davies | 🏴 |
RH Albert Mays | 🏴 |
M Jack Parry | 🏴 |
W David Cargill | 🏴 |
W Johnny Hannigan | 🏴 |
F Ray Swallow | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F George Darwin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 15 Mar 1960, Villa 3-2 Derby, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 15 Mar 1960, Villa 3-2 Derby, 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
🟩 15 Mar 1960, Villa 3-2 Derby, Villa 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 15 Mar 1960, Villa 3-2 Derby, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Derby XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 15 Mar 1960, Villa 3-2 Derby, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 15 Mar 1960, Villa 3-2 Derby, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 15 Mar 1960, Villa 3-2 Derby, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 15 Mar 1960, Villa 3-2 Derby, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 15 Mar 1960, Villa 3-2 Derby, Villa Park