Game #2467
Saturday, 14 December 1957
Attendance: 24,767
Lost
Division One
18th (-1)
Manchester City
DLDWL
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.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
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
FIXTURE HISTORY
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 |
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
Eric Houghton
MANAGER
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
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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PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES