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Game #2467

Aston Villa

6-4-12, 16 PTS

Saturday, 14 December 1957

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Lost

18th (-1)

Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥

Division One

Manchester City

12-1-8, 25 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 24,767

🟥 14 Dec 1957, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

Aston Villa

1-2

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Manchester City

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Assist(s) | Derek Pace | 77' |

🟥 14 Dec 1957, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 December 1957

🚑 | 10' Player injured on field of play, Stan Crowther
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City
🥅 | 61' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Peter Aldis o.g.
⚽ | 77' Goal, 1-1, Peter McParland, Assist by Derek Pace
🥅 | 89' Goal, 1-2, (Manchester City), Joe Hayes
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City

Match Statistics

Not recorded

Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution

🟥 14 Dec 1957, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 14 December 1957
  • An own goal and a last minute error by Nigel Sims cost Villa the points as Wally Hazelden shines again.

  • Eric Houghton's Villa follow up their biggest win of the season with a first defeat in three to make it six wins, four draws and twelve defeats in twenty two division one games this season. 

  • Meanwhile, centre forward Derek Pace made his final appearance for Villa aged 25 before moving on to Sheffield United later this month. Pace played for Villa between 1950-51 and 1957-58 making 107 appearances and scoring 42 goals.

🟥 14 Dec 1957, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

None

FINAL APPEARANCES

🔴 CF Derek Pace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1951-57 🕒 109 | ✅ 109 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 42 | 🔥 19 | 🇺 - | #428 |

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57

Manchester City

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League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1955-56

FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
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Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨

Total 🕒 83 | 🟩 34 | 🟨 18 | 🟥 31 | ⚽ 145 | 🥅 137 |
League 🕒 77 | 🟩 32 | 🟨 17 | 🟥 28 | ⚽ 136 | 🥅 124 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 12 |
Home 🕒 43 | 🟩 27 | 🟨 9 | 🟥 7 | ⚽ 91 | 🥅 46 |
Away 🕒 39 | 🟩 7 | 🟨 9 | 🟥 23 | ⚽ 53 | 🥅 69 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 6 |

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟥 14 Dec 1957, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #207 |
Saturday, 14 December 1957

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🟥 14 Dec 1957, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Jack Sherlock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sheffield, 1947-1957
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟥 14 Dec 1957, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Jack Sherlock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sheffield, 1947-1957

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟥 14 Dec 1957, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up for the first time since September.

Starting XI Average Age
| 26.03 |

Oldest Player |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 30.70 |

Youngest Player |
F Wally Hazelden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 16.84 |

Referee

🟥 14 Dec 1957, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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Aston Villa

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🚑 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Wally Hazelden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔴 |

MANAGER

Les McDowall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Manchester City

GK Bert Trautmann | 🇩🇪 |
RB Bill Leivers | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Dave Ewing | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Cliff Sear | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Kenneth Barnes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Roy Warhurst | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Colin Barlow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Paddy Fagan | 🇮🇪 |
F Billy McAdams | 🇬🇧 |
F Joe Hayes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Bobby Johnstone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Line Ups

🟥 14 Dec 1957, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟥 14 Dec 1957, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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

Squad Bios

🟥 14 Dec 1957, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS
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Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 10/11

SQUAD STATS
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Manchester City XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 9/11

🟥 14 Dec 1957, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟥 14 Dec 1957, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 4 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟥 14 Dec 1957, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟥 14 Dec 1957, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟥 14 Dec 1957, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

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