Game #2454
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 September 1957
Won
17th (+4)
WLDLW
Division One
Attendance: 31,691
Leicester City
Villa Park
Aston Villa
5-1
Leicester City
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Jackie Sewell, scored a brace to help Villa to their biggest win of the season to date, Saturday, 28 September 1957.
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Saturday, 28 September 1957
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
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leicester City
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #194 |
Saturday, 28 September 1957
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 5-1 |
Last 5 Games | WLDLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 194 | 🟩 | 70 🟨 55 🟥 69 | 1.37
Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Leicester City
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
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 |
Leicester City
Anderson, Cunningham, Milburn, Fincham, Russell, Ward, Hogg, Wright, McDonald, Gardiner, Morris (g). Manager: Dave Halliday.
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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