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Villa vs.

Lincoln City

🟨 1 Mar 1960, Villa 1-1 Lincoln, Villa Park

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Game #2573

Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨

Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #63 |
Tuesday, 1 March 1960

Scorer(s) | Bobby Thomson | 80' |

Assist(s) | Brian Handley | 80' |

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Neal | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Brian Handley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | 🔥 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

GK Bill Heath | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Ron Allen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Dennis Gratton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Bob Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Jeff Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Fred Middleton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bert Linnecor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Derek Hawksworth | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W John McLelland | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ron Smillie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Ron Harbertson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1' Debut, Brian Handley
💥 | Player injured on field of play, Nigel Sims
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Lincoln City
🥅 | 64' Goal, 0-1, (Lincoln City), Derek Hawksworth
⚽ | 80' Goal, 1-1, Bobby Thomson, Assist by Brian Handley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Lincoln City

On This Day

Joe Mercer's Villa drop points at home for the second successive game as Lincoln have now held Villa home and away to make it nineteen wins, eight draws and five defeats, four away, in thirty two division two games. Meanwhile, centre forward Brian Handley made his Villa debut aged 23 after moving from Goole Town in September 1958.

🟨 3 Oct 1959, Villa 0-0 Lincoln, Sincil Bank

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Game #2550

Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Dagnall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bolton, 1955-1968
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨

Season | 1959-60 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #40 |
Saturday, 3 October 1959

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Neal | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

GK Bill Heath | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Ron Allen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Dennis Gratton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Bob Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Jeff Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bert Linnecor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Fred Middleton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ron Smillie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W John McLelland | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IF Roy Chapman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Graver | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Lincoln City 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Lincoln City 0-0 Aston Villa

On This Day

  • Villa face Lincoln City for the first time in competitive football, Lincoln become the 87th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

  • Joe Mercer's Villa extend their unbeaten run to ten but are held to a second successive draw - this time at Sincil Bank - as they make it eight wins, three draws and a defeat in twelve division two games so far this season as their excellent start to life in the second tier continues.

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