Game #2446
Aston Villa
1-0-1, 2 PTS
Monday, 26 August 1957
Aston Villa
2-0
Leeds United
Division One
Leeds United
1-0-1, 2 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,693
Won
13th (+6)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Billy Myerscough | 78' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 26 August 1957
🚑 | 14' Player leaves field of play with injury, Les Smith
🚑 | 32' Player returns to field of play with injury, Les Smith
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Leeds United
🚑 | Player leaves field of play with injury, Jimmy Dugdale
🚑 | +10' Player returns to field of play with injury, Jimmy Dugdale
⚽ | 78' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Billy Myerscough
⚽ | 85' Goal, 2-0, Jackie Sewell
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Leeds United
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa secure their first win of the season as they beat a Leeds side at Villa Park who had finished two places above Villa in 1956-57.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Leeds United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #186 |
Monday, 26 August 1957
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 186 | 🟩 | 68 🟨 53 🟥 65 | 1.38
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.90 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 33.73 |
Youngest Player |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 | 21.99 |
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | 🚑 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🚑 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Raich Carter | 🏴 |
Leeds United
GK Roy Wood | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Dunn | 🏴 |
CB Jack Charlton | 🏴 |
LB Grenville Hair | 🏴 |
M Eric Kerfoot | 🏴 |
M Archie Gibson | 🏴 |
W Jackie Overfield | 🏴 |
W George Meek | 🏴 |
F George O’Brien | 🏴 |
F Hugh Baird | 🏴 |
F Bobby Forrest | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Leeds XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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