Game #2582
Aston Villa
23-9-7, 55 PTS
Saturday, 16 April 1960
Lost
2nd (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division Two
Cardiff City
23-10-16, 56 PTS
Ninian Park
Attendance: 54,769
🟥 16 Apr 1960, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
Cardiff City
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 16 Apr 1960, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 April 1960
🥅 | 13' Goal, 0-1, (Cardiff City), Graham Moore
🕒 | HT Cardiff City 1-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Cardiff City 1-0 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
🟥 16 Apr 1960, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 April 1960
Villa lose to Cardiff at Ninian Park and with three games to go lose top spot despite having held the pre-eminent position for all but two weeks of the season it looks like the Welsh club may pip Villa at the last to the Second Division championship.
Joe Mercer's Villa come off second best against title rivals and fellow promoted side Cardiff as they lose narrowly at Ninian Park to make it twenty three wins, nine draws and seven defeats, six away, in thirty nine division two games so far this season.
🟥 16 Apr 1960, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
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
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27
🟥 16 Apr 1960, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #72 |
Saturday, 11 April 1959
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🟥 16 Apr 1960, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: C. H. Rogers | 🏴 | Greenford, 1960
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 69 | 🟩 | 36 🟨 14 🟥 19 | 1.77
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 16 Apr 1960, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: C. H. Rogers | 🏴 | Greenford, 1960
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
🟥 16 Apr 1960, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Johnny Dixon replaces Gerry Hitchens.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.90 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 36.38 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 23.09 |
🟥 16 Apr 1960, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
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 | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bill Jones | 🏴 |
Cardiff City
GK Ron Nicholls | 🏴 |
LB Alec Milne | 🏴 |
D Ron Stitfall | 🏴 |
D Danny Malloy | 🏴 |
M Colin Baker | 🏴 |
M Steve Gammon | 🏴 |
M Graham Moore | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Brian Walsh | 🏴 |
W Johnny Watkins | 🏴 |
W Colin Hudson | 🏴 |
F Derek Tapscott | 🏴 |
🟥 16 Apr 1960, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 16 Apr 1960, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
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
🟥 16 Apr 1960, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 16 Apr 1960, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Cardiff XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 16 Apr 1960, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 16 Apr 1960, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 16 Apr 1960, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 16 Apr 1960, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 16 Apr 1960, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian