top of page

Game #2451

Aston Villa

2-1-4, 5 PTS

Aston Villa.jpg

Monday, 16 September 1957

15th (-)

Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Roy Chapman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa.jpg
Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

None

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57

Matchday Squad:

Injury | 1 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Trevor Birch and Billy Myerscough replace Stan Crowther and Les Smith.

Starting XI Average Age
| 27.56 |

Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 33.79 |

Youngest Player |
F Peter McParland | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 23.41 |

  • After a quick start Villa lose to Wolves through a goalkeeping error five minutes from the end of the game at Molineux.

  • Eric Houghton's Villa end a two game unbeaten run as they lose at Molineux to make it two wins, one draw and four defeats in seven division one games this season.

Aston Villa.jpg

Lost

1-2

🟥 16 Sep 1957, Villa 1-2 Wolves, Molineux
Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 5' |

Assist(s) | Billy Myerscough | 5' |

Match Timeline:

🥅 | 3' Goal, 0-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Jimmy Murray
⚽ | 5' Goal, 1-1, Peter McParland, Assist by Billy Myerscough
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 85' Goal, 1-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Norman Deeley
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Aston Villa

Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #191 |
Monday, 16 September 1957

Aston Villa.jpg

Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Reg Leafe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Nottingham, 1948-1960
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥

Referee: Reg Leafe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Nottingham, 1948-1960

Previous 5 vs. Wolves: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥

Aston Villa.jpg

Not recorded

Debut Appearances:

None

Final Appearances:

None

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

Referee:

VAR (from 2021)

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
63
🟩
26
🟨
0
63
🟨
21
🟥
0
0
🟥
16
0
🥅
22
75
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
189
🟩
67
🟨
0
189
🟨
58
🟥
0
19
🟥
64
6
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
70
🟩
28
🟨
0
70
🟨
22
🟥
0
1
🟥
20
0
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
237
🟩
92
🟨
0
237
🟨
63
🟥
0
1
🟥
82
2
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
63
🟩
23
🟨
0
63
🟨
21
🟥
0
2
🟥
19
7
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
139
🟩
44
🟨
1
139
🟨
44
🟥
0
38
🟥
51
19
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
73
🟩
25
🟨
0
73
🟨
24
🟥
0
22
🟥
24
15
F Roy Chapman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
14
🟩
4
🟨
0
14
🟨
5
🟥
0
7
🟥
5
1
Sub 2
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔁
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
Player Profile
Sub 4
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔁
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
Player Profile
M Trevor Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
18
🟩
6
🟨
0
18
🟨
5
🟥
0
0
🟥
7
1
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
21
🟩
9
🟨
0
21
🟨
5
🟥
0
4
🟥
7
4
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
384
🟩
147
🟨
0
384
🟨
101
🟥
0
140
🟥
136
59
Sub 1
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔁
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
Player Profile
Sub 3
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔁
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
Player Profile
Sub 5
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔁
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
Player Profile

Division One

Wolverhampton Wanderers

4-1-3, 9 PTS

Aston Villa.jpg

Molineux

Attendance: 26,033

GK Malcolm Finlayson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Gerry Harris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Billy Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Eddie Stuart | 🇿🇦 |
M Ron Flowers | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Eddie Clamp | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Peter Broadbent | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Norman Deeley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Jimmy Mullen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Bobby Mason | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Jimmy Murray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Stan Cullis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Aston Villa.jpg
Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

None

League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1953-54

Matchday Squad:

Not Recorded

🟩 12 Apr 2025, Villa 3-0 Southampton, St Mary's TBL.png

🟩 12 Apr 2025, Villa 3-0 Southampton, St Mary's TBL.png

Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)

bottom of page