Game #2461
Aston Villa
5-2-9, 12 PTS
Saturday, 2 November 1957
Aston Villa
2-1
Portsmouth
Division One
Portsmouth
5-2-8, 12 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 28,773
Won
18th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 5' | Les Smith | 9' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 November 1957
⚽ | 5' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Southren, Assist by Peter McParland
⚽ | 9' Goal, 2-0, Derek Pace, Assist by Les Smith
🥅 | 10' Goal, 2-1, (Portsmouth), Stenhouse
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Portsmouth
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Portsmouth
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the second time in three League games to make it five wins, two draws and nine defeats in sixteen division one games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Portsmouth
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #201 |
Saturday, 2 November 1957
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Frank Collinge | 🏴 | Rochdale, -1958
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 201 | 🟩 | 72 🟨 55 🟥 74 | 1.35
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Frank Collinge | 🏴 | Rochdale, -1958
Matches officiated:
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
George Ashfield, Tommy Southren and Ken Roberts replace Peter Aldis, Billy Myerscough and Roy Chapman.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.13 |
Oldest Player |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 | 30.28 |
Youngest Player |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 | 21.62 |
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
CB George Ashfield | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Eddie Lever | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
GK Norman Uprichard | 🇬🇧 |
CB Cyril Rutter | 🏴 |
CB Alec Wilson | 🏴 |
D Phil Gunter | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Dickinson | 🏴 |
W Peter Harris | 🏴 |
W Alec Stenhouse | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IF Johnny Gordon | 🏴 |
CF Jackie Henderson | 🏴 |
CF Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
CF Bill Albury | 🏴 |
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
Portsmouth XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 6 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
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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