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
🟩 19 Mar 1960, Villa 2-1 Scunthorpe, Old Show Grounds
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 March 1960
🟩 19 Mar 1960, Villa 2-1 Scunthorpe, Old Show Grounds
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Scunthorpe United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Scunthorpe United
🟩 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, -1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 64 | 🟩 | 35 🟨 13 🟥 16 | 1.84
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
🟩 19 Mar 1960, Villa 2-1 Scunthorpe, Old Show Grounds
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Kelly | 🏴 | Chorley, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 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
* 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 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