Game #2457
Aston Villa
Saturday, 12 October 1957
Lost
17th (-)
LWLLL
Division One
Attendance: 40,769
Chelsea
Stamford Bridge
Chelsea
4-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored but Villa lose for a third successive game for the first time this season, Saturday, 12 October 1957.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 October 1957
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa lose three successive games and have now conceded twelve goals in the last three matches to make it three wins, two draws and eight defeats in thirteen division one games this season.
Meanwhile, Jackie Hinchliffe made his second and final appearance for Villa aged 19 before moving to Workington in June 1958; whilst full back Roy Pritchard made his final Villa appearance aged 43 before moving to Notts County in November 1958.
Pritchard played for Villa between 1955-56 and 1957-58 making three appearances.
Aston Villa
Chelsea
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
FIXTURE HISTORY
Chelsea
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #197 |
Saturday, 12 October 1957
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 2-4 |
Last 5 Games | LWLLL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 197 | 🟩 | 70 🟨 55 🟥 72 | 1.35
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Chelsea
TEAM NEWS
Roy Pritchard (debut), George Ashfield (debut), Roy Chapman and Peter McParland replace Peter Aldis, Jimmy Dugdale, Vic Crowe and Derek Pace.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.12 |
Oldest Player |
FB Roy Pritchard | 32.45 |
Youngest Player |
M Jackie Hinchliffe | 19.37 |
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
FB Roy Pritchard |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB George Ashfield |
M Stan Crowther |
M Pat Saward |
M Jackie Hinchliffe |
F Billy Myerscough |
F Jackie Sewell |
F Roy Chapman |
F Peter McParland |
MANAGER
Ted Drake | 🏴 |
Chelsea
Matthews, Sillett, Tindall (g) (g), Whittaker, Mortimore, Nicholas B, Saunders, Block, Brabook, Greaves, Nicholas T (g) (g). Manager: Ted Drake.
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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