Game #2467
Aston Villa
Saturday, 14 December 1957
Lost
18th (-1)
DLDWL
Division One
Attendance: 24,767
Manchester City
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2
Manchester City
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored but Villa lose for a twelfth time in twenty two League games, Saturday, 14 December 1957.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 December 1957
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
Manchester City
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1955-56
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #207 |
Saturday, 14 December 1957
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-2 |
Last 5 Games | DLDWL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 207 | 🟩 | 73 🟨 57 🟥 77 | 1.33
Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Manchester City
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up for the first time since September.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.03 |
Oldest Player |
FB Peter Aldis | 30.70 |
Youngest Player |
F Wally Hazelden | 16.84 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
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 |
F Wally Hazelden |
F Peter McParland |
CF Derek Pace |
Manchester City
Trautmann, Leivers, Ewing, Sear, Barnes, Barlow, Warhurst, Hayes (g), Fagan, McAdams, Johnstone. Manager: Les McDowall.
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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