Game #2543
Aston Villa
3-1-1, 7 PTS
Saturday, 5 September 1959
Drew
2nd (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division Two
Bristol Rovers
1-3-0, 5 PTS
Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 26,162
Bristol Rovers
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 10' |
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 MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bert Tann | 🏴 |
Bristol Rovers
GK Malcolm Norman | 🏴 |
RB Doug Hillard | 🏴 |
LB Josser Watling | 🏴 |
CB David Pyle | 🏴 |
WH Norman Sykes | 🏴 |
M Ray Mabbutt | 🏴 |
M Peter Hooper | 🇰🇪 |
W Granville Smith | 🏴 |
IF Dai Ward | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Alfie Biggs | 🏴 |
CF Geoff Bradford | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 5 Sep 1959, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 September 1959
Villa face Bristol Rovers for the first time in competitive football, Rovers become the 86th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Joe Mercer's Villa are held to a draw away at Bristol Rovers but make it three unbeaten and three wins, a draw and a defeat so far this season.`
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