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
🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 April 1960
🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Rotherham United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Rotherham United
🟩 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, 1959–1967
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 71 | 🟩 | 38 🟨 14 🟥 19 | 1.8
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
🟩 23 Apr 1960, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Walter Crossley | 🏴 | Lancaster, 1959–1967
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟩 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
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 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