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Game #2559

Aston Villa

13-5-3, 31 PTS

Saturday, 5 December 1959

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Lost

1st (-)

Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥

Division Two

Rotherham United

12-6-2, 30 PTS

Millmoor

Attendance: 20,545

Rotherham United

2-1

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 35' |

MANAGER

Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1958-1964

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Aston Villa

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Neal | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

MANAGER

Tom Johnston | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Rotherham United

GK Roy Ironside | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Roy Silman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Peter Madden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Lol Morgan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Roy Lambert | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Danny Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Barry Webster | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Keith Bambridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Keith Kettleborough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Billy Myerscough (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Brian Sawyer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 5 Dec 1959, Villa 1-2 Rotherham, Millmoor

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 5 December 1959

Joe Mercer's Villa suffer a shock defeat - just their third in twenty one - as they are beaten by Rotherham and make it thirteen wins, five draws and three defeats in twenty one division two games so far this season. Meanwhile, Alan Deakin made his Villa debut aged 18 after joining from school football in 1956.

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