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WBA 5-0 Leicester - September 05, 1959 / Division 1 1959/1960

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Division 1 1959/1960 - Round 5

The Hawthorns - West Bromwich - England

September 05, 1959

WBA

5 - 0

Leicester

Robert Dixon

Derek Kevan

25'

Alec Jackson

43'

Bobby Robson

63'

Bobby Robson

75'

logo West Bromwich Albion WBA

2' - Goal Robert Dixon2

25' - Goal Derek Kevan25

43' - Goal Alec Jackson43

logo West Bromwich Albion WBA

63' - Goal Bobby Robson63

75' - Goal Bobby Robson75

logo Leicester LEI

Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

WBA

5 - 0

Leicester

WBA Leicester

Team line-ups

WBA

Potter

Ray Potter

England

B.date07/05/1936

Age23 years

positionGoalkeeper

Howe

Don Howe

England

B.date12/10/1935

Age23 years

positionDefender

Williams

Stuart Williams

Wales

B.date09/07/1930

Age29 years

positionDefender

Robson7563

Bobby Robson

England

B.date18/02/1933

Age26 years

positionMidfield

Barlow

Ray Barlow

England

B.date17/08/1926

Age33 years

positionLeft Midfielder

Kennedy

Joe Kennedy

England

B.date15/11/1925

Age33 years

positionMidfield

Setters

Maurice Setters

England

B.date16/12/1936

Age22 years

positionOffensive Midfielder

Hogg

Derek Hogg

England

B.date04/11/1930

Age28 years

positionLeft Winger

Kevan25

Derek Kevan

England

B.date06/03/1935

Age24 years

positionForward

Dixon2

Robert Dixon

England

B.date11/01/1936

Age23 years

positionForward

Jackson43

Alec Jackson

England

B.date29/05/1937

Age22 years

positionForward

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Ray Potter		23	32	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Don Howe		23	43	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Stuart Williams		29	43	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Bobby Robson	7563	26	31	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Ray Barlow		33	41	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Joe Kennedy		33	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Maurice Setters		22	42	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Derek Hogg		28	41	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Derek Kevan	25	24	43	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Robert Dixon	2	23	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Alec Jackson	43	22	12	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Leicester

MacLaren

Dave MacLaren

Scotland

B.date12/06/1934

Age25 years

positionGoalkeeper

Newman

Johnny Newman

England

B.date13/12/1933

Age25 years

positionCentral defender

Chalmers

Len Chalmers

England

B.date04/09/1936

Age23 years

positionDefender

Baillie

Joe Baillie

Scotland

B.date26/02/1929

Age30 years

positionDefender

Knapp

Tony Knapp

England

B.date13/10/1936

Age22 years

positionDefender

Appleton

Colin Appleton

England

B.date07/03/1936

Age23 years

positionDefender

Hines

Derek Hines

England

B.date18/02/1931

Age28 years

positionForward

Cheesebrough

Albert Cheesebrough

England

B.date17/01/1935

Age24 years

positionForward

Leek

Kenneth Leek

Wales

B.date26/07/1935

Age24 years

positionForward

McDonald

Tommy McDonald

Scotland

B.date24/05/1930

Age29 years

positionRight Winger

Wills

Gordon Wills

England

B.date24/04/1934

Age25 years

positionLeft Winger

		Age	Match num	Note
G	Dave MacLaren	25	39	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Johnny Newman	25	43	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Len Chalmers	23	12	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Joe Baillie	30	38	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Tony Knapp	22	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Colin Appleton	23	13	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Derek Hines	28	22	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Albert Cheesebrough	24	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Kenneth Leek	24	32	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Tommy McDonald	29	27	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Gordon Wills	25	23	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.3 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Maurice Setters

Jimmy Dudley

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Tommy McDonald

Roy A. Stephenson

OUT

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Key figures

It's the first time in his career that Robert Dixon scores at least 1 goals during the same game in his professional career

End of streak for WBA after 4 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Leicester at home in Premier League (since 01/12/1934). It's a record streak. The first of history

The last time Leicester has won with a difference of 5 goals , It was on the 08/02/1958 (vs )

Read the next 25 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

DWest Bromwich Albion 2-2 Newcastle United11/04/1959

VWest Bromwich Albion 2-0 Luton Town15/04/1959

VWest Bromwich Albion 2-0 Nottingham Forest25/04/1959

DWest Bromwich Albion 1-1 Aston Villa29/04/1959

VWest Bromwich Albion 3-2 Manchester United22/08/1959

LWest Bromwich Albion 1-2 Tottenham02/09/1959

Overall

VWest Bromwich Albion 2-0 Nottingham Forest25/04/1959

DWest Bromwich Albion 1-1 Aston Villa29/04/1959

VWest Bromwich Albion 3-2 Manchester United22/08/1959

DTottenham 2-2 West Bromwich Albion26/08/1959

DPreston North End 1-1 West Bromwich Albion29/08/1959

LWest Bromwich Albion 1-2 Tottenham02/09/1959

Current form

Away

VAston Villa 1-2 Leicester04/04/1959

VNottingham Forest 1-4 Leicester18/04/1959

LWolverhampton 3-0 Leicester22/04/1959

LManchester City 3-1 Leicester29/04/1959

LWest Ham 3-0 Leicester22/08/1959

DLeeds United 1-1 Leicester02/09/1959

Overall

VLeicester 2-1 Manchester United25/04/1959

LManchester City 3-1 Leicester29/04/1959

LWest Ham 3-0 Leicester22/08/1959

VLeicester 3-2 Leeds United26/08/1959

VLeicester 3-1 Chelsea29/08/1959

DLeeds United 1-1 Leicester02/09/1959

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Loosing streak	1	1
Winless streak	1	3
Drawless streak	2	1
Scoring streak	26	7
Conceding streak	3	5

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Drawing streak	1	1
Unbeaten streak	1	3
Winless streak	4	1
Scoring streak	1	3
Conceding streak	12	10

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

4	Number of games (Competition total)	4
2	Number of games (Home / Away)	2
1	Victories (Competition total)	2
1	Victories (Home / Away)	0
2	Draws (Competition total)	1
0	Draws (Home / Away)	1
1	Losses (Competition total)	1
1	Losses (Home / Away)	1

Goals

7	Goals scored (Competition total)	7
4	Goals scored (Home / Away)	1
7	Goals conceded (Competition total)	7
4	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	4
1.75	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.75
2	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	0.5
1.75	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.75
2	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	2

Betting aid

3	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	3
2	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	1
0	Clean sheets (Competition total)	0
0	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	1
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	1
4	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	3
2	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	1
3-2 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0-3 (1 times)

Bookings

0	Yellow cards (Competition total)	0
0	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	0
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Derek Kevan	2 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	2 goals	Kenneth Leek
David Burnside	2 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	1 goal	Kenneth Leek
Derek Hogg	1 goal during the last match	The fittest player	2 goals during the last 2 matches	Kenneth Leek

Historical head to head

Home

20 matches

12 v

2 d

6 l

49 gf

30 ga

Away

20 matches

5 v

6 d

9 l

28 gf

46 ga

Total

40 matches

17 v

8 d

15 l

77 gf

76 ga

Historical head to head

Home

20 matches

9 v

6 d

5 l

46 gf

28 ga

Away

20 matches

6 v

2 d

12 l

30 gf

49 ga

Total

40 matches

15 v

8 d

17 l

76 gf

77 ga

Largest victory

Overall	6 - 2	April 12, 1958
Home	6 - 2	April 12, 1958

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 0	December 25, 1926
Away	3 - 1	February 14, 1948

Latest head to head

February 07, 1959 - Division 1 1958/1959

WBA

2 - 2

Leicester

September 20, 1958 - Division 1 1958/1959

Leicester

2 - 2

WBA

April 12, 1958 - Division 1 1957/1958

WBA

6 - 2

Leicester

November 30, 1957 - Division 1 1957/1958

Leicester

3 - 3

WBA

February 12, 1955 - Division 1 1954/1955

Leicester

6 - 3

WBA

Best historical scorers against Leicester

	Ronald Allen	2 goals	1958 - 1959
	Derek Kevan	2 goals	1958 - 1959

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 20/09/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against WBA

Jimmy Walsh	1 goal	1958 - 1958
Jack Lornie	1 goal	1959 - 1959
Johnny Newman	1 goal	1958 - 1958
Howard Riley	1 goal	1959 - 1959

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 20/09/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Leicester

Don Howe	2 matches	1958 - 1959
Maurice Setters	2 matches	1958 - 1959
Ronald Allen	2 matches	1958 - 1959
Stuart Williams	2 matches	1958 - 1959
Ray Barlow	2 matches	1958 - 1959
Derek Kevan	2 matches	1958 - 1959

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 20/09/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs WBA

William Cunningham	2 matches	1958 - 1959
Johnny Newman	2 matches	1958 - 1959
Dave MacLaren	2 matches	1958 - 1959
Joe Baillie	2 matches	1958 - 1959
Jimmy Walsh	2 matches	1958 - 1959
Colin Appleton	1 match	1959 - 1959