Game #2584
Aston Villa
25-9-7, 59 PTS
Saturday, 23 April 1960
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Rotherham United
17-12-12, 46 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 31,932
🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Rotherham United
Assist(s) | Stan Lynn | 47' | Bobby Thomson | 70' | Gerry Hitchens | 89' |
🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 April 1960
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Rotherham United
💥 | 47' Missed Penalty, Stan Lynn
⚽ | 47' Goal, 1-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Stan Lynn
⚽ | 70' Goal, 2-0, Ron Wylie, Assist by Bobby Thomson
⚽ | 89' Goal, 3-0, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Rotherham United
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
🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 April 1960
Villa win, Cardiff draw, one game left and the Welsh side are two points behind and have a goal difference of 28 vs. Villa's 49, and a goal ratio of 1.47 vs. 2.25. As a result Cardiff need Villa to lose theor final game and for them to win by at least 20 goals to stop the title deservedly going to B6.
Joe Mercer's promoted Villa side clinch the second division title as they make it twenty five wins, nine draws and seven defeats, six away, in forty one division two games with one game left to play.
🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
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
Rotherham United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #74 |
Saturday, 23 April 1960
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🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Walter Crossley | 🏴 | Lancaster, 1960–1964
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 71 | 🟩 | 38 🟨 14 🟥 19 | 1.8
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Walter Crossley | 🏴 | Lancaster, 1960–1964
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
🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Joe Mercer names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.93 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 31.87 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 23.11 |
🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
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 Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Tom Johnston | 🏴 |
Rotherham United
GK Roy Ironside | 🏴 |
RB Peter Perry | 🏴 |
LB Lol Morgan | 🏴 |
WH Brian Jackson | 🏴 |
M Roy Lambert | 🏴 |
M Ken Waterhouse | 🏴 |
W Gordon Swann | 🏴 |
F Keith Kettleborough | 🏴 |
F Billy Myerscough (ex) | 🏴 |
F Alan Kirkman | 🏴 |
CF Brian Sawyer | 🏴 |
🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, 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
🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Rotherham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park