Game #2517
Aston Villa
Saturday, 10 January 1959
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
FA Cup
Rotherham United
Villa Park
Attendance: 33,923
Aston Villa
2-1
Rotherham United
Assist(s) | Billy Myerscough | 77' |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Tom Johnston | 🏴 |
Rotherham United
GK Jock Quairney | 🏴 |
RB Roy Silman | 🏴 |
CB Peter Madden | 🏴 |
LB Lol Morgan | 🏴 |
M Ken Waterhouse | 🏴 |
M Roy Lambert | 🏴 |
M Danny Williams | 🏴 |
W Barry Webster | 🏴 |
W Keith Bambridge | 🏴 |
F Keith Kettleborough | 🏴 |
CF Brian Sawyer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 10 Jan 1959, Villa 2-1 Rotherham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 10 January 1959
Villa face Rotherham United for the first time in competitive football, Rotherham become the 85th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Joe Mercer's Villa receive respite from their League troubles as they beat division two side Rotherham in the third round of the FA Cup.
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