Game #2454
Aston Villa
3-2-5, 8 PTS
Saturday, 28 September 1957
Aston Villa
5-1
Leicester City
Division One
Leicester City
2-0-8. 4 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 31,691
Won
14th (+4)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Derek Pace | 24' 25' 88' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 September 1957
⚽ | 17' Goal, 1-0, Jackie Sewell
⚽ | 24' Goal, 2-0, Tommy Southren, Assist by Derek Pace
⚽ | 25' Goal, 3-0, Jackie Sewell, Assist by Derek Pace
⚽ | 40' Goal, 4-0, Stan Lynn (pen)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 4-0 Leicester City
🥅 | 76' Goal, 4-1, (Leicester City), Johnny Morris
⚽ | 88' Goal, 5-1, Peter McParland, Assist by Derek Pace
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Leicester City
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa bounce back from a fifth defeat in nine to record Villa's biggest win of the season to date as Leicester are dispatched with ease at Villa Park to make it three wins, two draws and five defeats in ten division one games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #194 |
Saturday, 28 September 1957
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Ken Collinge | 🏴 | Hale, -1961
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 4-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 194 | 🟩 | 70 🟨 55 🟥 69 | 1.37
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Collinge | 🏴 | Hale, -1961
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Stan Lynn, Stan Crowther, Tommy Southren and Derek Pace replace Dennis Jackson, Vic Crowe, Roy Chapman and Billy Myerscough.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.87 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 33.82 |
Youngest Player |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 | 22.08 |
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Dave Halliday | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK John Anderson | 🏴 |
D Willie Cunningham | 🇬🇧 |
CB Gordon Fincham | 🏴 |
RB Stan Milburn | 🏴 |
M Eddie Russell | 🏴 |
M Pat Ward | 🏴 |
W Derek Hogg | 🏴 |
W Tommy McDonald | 🏴 |
F Billy Wright | 🏴 |
CF Willie Gardiner | 🏴 |
CF Johnny Morris | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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
Leicester XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
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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