Game #2463
Aston Villa
5-3-10, 13 PTS

Saturday, 16 November 1957
19th (-2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
GK Arthur Sabin | 🏴 | 🔴 |
CB George Ashfield | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 | 🔴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958

Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 6 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
Arthur Sabin, Ken Roberts and Jackie Sewell replace Nigel Sims, Roy Chapman and Wally Hazelden.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.57 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 30.83 |
Youngest Player |
GK Arthur Sabin | 🏴 | 18.82 |
18 year old Arthur Sabin comes in and provides heroics in goal just as his mentor Nigel Sims did in the previous games, Belying his tender years, Sabin, looked to have the world at this feet starting with the Villa goalkeeping jersey. Tragically this would be his final appearance before his untimely death in March the following year. Arthur Sabin, a Villa great in the making, lost way too early.
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.

Drew
1-1
🟨 16 Nov 1957, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Jackie Sewell | 52' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
⚽ | 52' Goal, 1-0, Jackie Sewell
🥅 | 57' Goal, 1-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Bobby Smith
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #203 |
Saturday, 16 November 1957

Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Tom Cooper | 🏴 | Bolton, 1957-1960
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Referee: Tom Cooper | 🏴 | Bolton, 1957-1960
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
🔴 GK Arthur Sabin | 🏴 | 1957 🕒 2 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 (-) | 🥅 0.50 | ⛔ 50% | 🇺 - | #457 |
🔴 W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 | 1954-57 🕒 39 | ✅ 39 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 10 | 🇺 - | #436 |
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
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Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
6-4-8, 16 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 28,390
GK Ted Ditchburn | 🏴 |
LB Mel Hopkins | 🏴 |
CB Maurice Norman | 🏴 |
CB John Ryden | 🏴 |
RB Peter Baker | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
W George Robb | 🏴 |
W Terry Medwin | 🏴 |
F Johnny Brooks | 🏴 |
F Tommy Harmer | 🏴 |
CF Bobby Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Jimmy Anderson | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
None
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1950-51
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded


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