Game #2468
Saturday, 21 December 1957
Attendance: 41,118
Lost
Division One
19th (-1)
Birmingham City
LDWLL
Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-2
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, debut, Saturday, 21 December 1957.
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa lose successive games as they are beaten by neighbours Birmingham for the second time this season to make it six wins, four draws and thirteen defeats in twenty three division one games.
Meanwhile, Gerry Hitchens made his Villa debut aged 23 after moving from Cardiff City earlier this month.
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham City: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #208 |
Saturday, 21 December 1957
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-2 |
Last 5 Games | LDWLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Birmingham City
TEAM NEWS
Johnny Dixon and Gerry Hitchens (debut) replace Wally Hazelden and Derek Pace.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.38 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 34.05 |
Youngest Player |
M Stan Crowther | 22.32 |
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 Johnny Dixon |
F Peter McParland |
F Gerry Hitchens |
Birmingham City
Merrick, Farmer, Hall, Neal, Murphy, Smith, Hooper, Larkin, Brown (g), Kinsey (g), Astall. Manager: Arthur Turner.
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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