Game #2527
Aston Villa
Saturday, 14 March 1959
Lost
Semi Final
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
FA Cup
Nottingham Forest
Hillsborough
Attendance: 65,107
Aston Villa
0-1
Nottingham Forest
Assist(s) | None
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Billy Walker | 🏴 | (ex)
Nottingham Forest
GK Chic Thomson | 🏴 |
RB Bill Whare | 🇬🇧 |
CB Bob McKinlay | 🏴 |
LB Joe McDonald | 🏴 |
M Jeff Whitefoot | 🏴 |
M Jack Burkitt | 🏴 |
M John Quigley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Roy Dwight | 🏴 |
W Billy Gray | 🏴 |
W Stewart Imlach | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Wilson | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟥 14 Mar 1959, Villa 0-1 Forest, Hillsborough.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 14 March 1959
Joe Mercer's Villa face Forest in the FA Cup semi final hosted at Hillsborough and are narrowly beaten by the eventual victors of the Cup this season.
Billy Walker's Forest pip Joe Mercer's Villa in the FA Cup Semi Final at Hillsborough leaving Villa's new boss to focus on saving the club from relegation having won three and lost five first division games since his appointment.
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