Game #2577
Aston Villa
22-8-5, 52 PTS
Saturday, 19 March 1960
Won
1st (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Scunthorpe United
10-9-15, 29 PTS
Old Show Grounds
Attendance: 13,084
🟩 19 Mar 1960, Villa 2-1 Scunthorpe, Old Show Grounds
Scunthorpe United
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Bobby Thomson | 44' |
🟩 19 Mar 1960, Villa 2-1 Scunthorpe, Old Show Grounds
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 March 1960
⚽ | 44' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Bobby Thomson
🕒 | HT Scunthorpe United 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 53' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens
🥅 | 73' Goal, 1-2, (Scunthorpe United), Jack Marriott
🕒 | FT Scunthorpe United 1-2 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
🟩 19 Mar 1960, Villa 2-1 Scunthorpe, Old Show Grounds
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 March 1960
Villa win at the Old Show Grounds without really trying and retake top spot from Cardiff, opening a one point lead over the Welsh outfit after their defeat to Portsmouth.
Joe Mercer's Villa make it four successive wins and extend their unbeaten run to five as they make it twenty two wins, eight draws and five defeats, four away, in thirty five division two games so far this season as their excellent progress towards promotion from the second tier continues.
🟩 19 Mar 1960, Villa 2-1 Scunthorpe, Old Show Grounds
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
Scunthorpe United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 19 Mar 1960, Villa 2-1 Scunthorpe, Old Show Grounds
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #67 |
Saturday, 19 March 1960
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🟩 19 Mar 1960, Villa 2-1 Scunthorpe, Old Show Grounds
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Jack Kelly | 🏴 | Chorley, 1955-1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 64 | 🟩 | 35 🟨 13 🟥 16 | 1.84
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 19 Mar 1960, Villa 2-1 Scunthorpe, Old Show Grounds
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Kelly | 🏴 | Chorley, 1955-1962
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
🟩 19 Mar 1960, Villa 2-1 Scunthorpe, Old Show Grounds
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.98 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.77 |
Youngest Player |
GK Kevin Keelan | 🏴 | 19.21 |
🟩 19 Mar 1960, Villa 2-1 Scunthorpe, Old Show Grounds
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
Frank Soo | 🏴 |
Scunthorpe United
GK Ivor Williams | 🏴 |
LB Jack Brownsword | 🏴 |
CB Brian Heward | 🏴 |
CB Peter Neale | 🏴 |
M Len Sharpe | 🏴 |
M Dennis John | 🏴 |
W Martin Bakes | 🏴 |
W Jack Marriott | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter Donnelly | 🏴 |
CF Barrie Thomas | 🏴 |
CF Harry Middleton | 🏴 |
🟩 19 Mar 1960, Villa 2-1 Scunthorpe, Old Show Grounds
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 19 Mar 1960, Villa 2-1 Scunthorpe, Old Show Grounds
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
🟩 19 Mar 1960, Villa 2-1 Scunthorpe, Old Show Grounds
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 19 Mar 1960, Villa 2-1 Scunthorpe, Old Show Grounds
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Scunthorpe XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 19 Mar 1960, Villa 2-1 Scunthorpe, Old Show Grounds
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 19 Mar 1960, Villa 2-1 Scunthorpe, Old Show Grounds
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 19 Mar 1960, Villa 2-1 Scunthorpe, Old Show Grounds
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 19 Mar 1960, Villa 2-1 Scunthorpe, Old Show Grounds
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 19 Mar 1960, Villa 2-1 Scunthorpe, Old Show Grounds