Game #2469
Aston Villa
Thursday, 26 December 1957
Won
19th (-)
DWLLW
Division One
Attendance: 38,383
Arsenal
Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Arsenal
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored his first goal for the club to help Villa to a second win in eight, Thursday, 26 December 1957.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Thursday, 26 December 1957
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa win for only the second time in eight to make it seven wins, four draws and thirteen defeats in twenty four division one games.
Aston Villa
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1952–53
FIXTURE HISTORY
Arsenal
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #209 |
Thursday, 26 December 1957
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-0 |
Last 5 Games | DWLLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 209 | 🟩 | 74 🟨 57 🟥 78 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
Arsenal
TEAM NEWS
Jackie Sewell and Wally Hazelden replace Vic Crowe and Johnny Dixon.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.28 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 30.94 |
Youngest Player |
F Wally Hazelden | 16.88 |
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
FB Peter Aldis |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
FB Stan Lynn |
M Stan Crowther |
M Pat Saward |
W Les Smith |
F Jackie Sewell |
F Peter McParland |
F Gerry Hitchens |
F Wally Hazelden |
MANAGER
Arsenal
Kelsey, Charlton, Evans, Dodgin, Bloomfield, Bowen, Le Roux, Herd, Holton, Nutt, Groves. Manager: Jack Crayston.
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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
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