Game #2467
Aston Villa
6-4-12, 16 PTS
Saturday, 14 December 1957
Aston Villa
1-2
Manchester City
Division One
Manchester City
12-1-8, 25 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,767
Lost
18th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
Assist(s) | Derek Pace | 77' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Wally Hazelden
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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
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
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Manchester City
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1955-56
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #207 |
Saturday, 14 December 1957
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: J. V. Sherlock | 🏴 | Sheffield, -1957
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 207 | 🟩 | 73 🟨 57 🟥 77 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: J. V. Sherlock | 🏴 | Sheffield, -1957
Matches Officiated:
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
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 | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔴 |
MANAGER
Les McDowall | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
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
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Manchester City XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
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
🔴 CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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