Game #2463
Saturday, 16 November 1957
Attendance: 28,390
Drew
Division One
19th (-2)
Tottenham Hotspur
LLWLD
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Tottenham Hotspur
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Arthur Sabin, made his final appearance for Villa aged 18 before his untimely death in March 1958, Saturday, 16 November 1957.
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ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa hold Tottenham to make it five wins, three draws and ten defeats in eighteen division one games this season.
The game however was most notable for tragedy as goalkeeper Arthur Sabin made his second and final Villa appearance aged just 18.
Arthur, seen as a natural successor to Nigel Sims, would tragically pass away, aged 19, in March 1958 due to kidney disease.
Also making their final appearance was winger Ken Roberts before being forced to retire due to injury aged just 21.
Roberts played for Villa between 1953-54 and 1957-58 making 39 appearances and scoring 4 goals.
Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur
FIXTURE HISTORY
Tottenham Hotspur
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #203 |
Saturday, 16 November 1957
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | LLWLD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Tottenham Hotspur
TEAM NEWS
Arthur Sabin, Ken Roberts and Jackie Sewell replace Nigel Sims, Roy Chapman and Wally Hazelden.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.57 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 30.83 |
Youngest Player |
GK Arthur Sabin | 18.82 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton
Aston Villa
GK Arthur Sabin |
CB George Ashfield |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
FB Stan Lynn |
M Stan Crowther |
M Pat Saward |
W Tommy Southren |
W Ken Roberts |
F Jackie Sewell |
F Peter McParland |
CF Derek Pace |
Tottenham Hotspur
Ditchburn, Hopkins, Norman, Baker, Ryden, Blanchflower (ex), Robb, Medwin, Smith (g), Brooks, Harmer. Manager: Jimmy Anderson.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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