Game #2463
Aston Villa
Saturday, 16 November 1957
Drew
19th (-2)
LLWLD
Division One
Attendance: 28,390
Tottenham Hotspur
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Tottenham Hotspur
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
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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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 November 1957
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
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1950-51
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 |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 203 | 🟩 | 72 🟨 56 🟥 75 | 1.34
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
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
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 |
MANAGER
Tottenham Hotspur
Ditchburn, Hopkins, Norman, Baker, Ryden, Blanchflower (ex), Robb, Medwin, Smith (g), Brooks, Harmer. Manager: Jimmy Anderson.
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
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MATCHDAY QUOTES