Game #2580
Aston Villa
22-9-6, 53 PTS
Saturday, 2 April 1960


Lost
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division Two
Charlton Athletic
15-9-12, 39 PTS
The Valley
Attendance: 28,068
🟥 2 Apr 1960, Villa 0-2 Charlton, The Valley
Charlton Athletic
2-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 2 Apr 1960, Villa 0-2 Charlton, The Valley


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 April 1960
🥅 | 19' Goal, 0-1, (Charlton Athletic), Sammy Lawrie
🥅 | 42' Goal, 0-2, (Charlton Athletic), Johnny Summers
🕒 | HT Charlton Athletic 0-2 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Charlton Athletic 0-2 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
🟥 2 Apr 1960, Villa 0-2 Charlton, The Valley

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 April 1960
Villa - with an opportunity to seal promotion - lose at the Valley but keep hold of top spot and a lead of one point over second as Cardiff are beaten heavily once again.
Joe Mercer's Villa, having destroyed Charlton 11-1 earlier in the season surprisingly lose at the Valley for their first League defeat in six and make it twenty two wins, nine draws and six defeats, five away, in thirty seven division two games so far this season. Despite the shock defeat, Villa are still odds on for promotion back to the top flight at the first attempt. Meanwhile, centre forward Brian Handley made his third and final Villa appearance aged 23 before moving on to Torquay United in September 1960.
🟥 2 Apr 1960, Villa 0-2 Charlton, The Valley

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 CF Brian Handley | 🏴 | 1960 🕒 3 | ✅ 3 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 - | #478 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Charlton Athletic


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1946-47
🟥 2 Apr 1960, Villa 0-2 Charlton, The Valley
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #70 |
Saturday, 2 April 1960
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🟥 2 Apr 1960, Villa 0-2 Charlton, The Valley
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Archie Murdoch | 🏴 | Sheffield, -1960
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 67 | 🟩 | 35 🟨 14 🟥 18 | 1.78
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 2 Apr 1960, Villa 0-2 Charlton, The Valley

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Archie Murdoch | 🏴 | Sheffield, -1960
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
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
🟥 2 Apr 1960, Villa 0-2 Charlton, The Valley

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Pat Saward replaces Trevor Birch.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.72 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.81 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 23.05 |
🟥 2 Apr 1960, Villa 0-2 Charlton, The Valley
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 Adam | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
CF Brian Handley | 🏴 | 🔴 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Trotter | 🏴 |

Charlton Athletic
GK Willie Duff | 🏴 |
D Don Townsend | 🏴 |
D Marvin Hinton | 🏴 |
LB John Hewie | 🏴 |
CH Gordon Jago | 🏴 |
M Fred Lucas | 🏴 |
W Sammy Lawrie | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Johnny Summers | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ron White | 🏴 |
F Dennis Edwards | 🏴 |
CF Stuart Leary | 🇿🇦 |
🟥 2 Apr 1960, Villa 0-2 Charlton, The Valley
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 2 Apr 1960, Villa 0-2 Charlton, The Valley
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
🟥 2 Apr 1960, Villa 0-2 Charlton, The Valley

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 2 Apr 1960, Villa 0-2 Charlton, The Valley
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS

Charlton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟥 2 Apr 1960, Villa 0-2 Charlton, The Valley
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 2 Apr 1960, Villa 0-2 Charlton, The Valley
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 2 Apr 1960, Villa 0-2 Charlton, The Valley


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 2 Apr 1960, Villa 0-2 Charlton, The Valley


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 2 Apr 1960, Villa 0-2 Charlton, The Valley

