Game #2477
Aston Villa
9-5-15, 23 PTS
Saturday, 8 February 1958
17th (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Les Jones | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 | 🔴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 4 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
Team News
Tommy Southren replaces Wally Hazelden.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.38 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 31.06 |
Youngest Player |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 | 22.45 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
🔴 M Stan Crowther | 🏴 | 1956-58 🕒 62 | ✅ 62 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 4 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 - | #454 |
Lost
1-6
🟥 8 Feb 1958, Villa 1-6 Leicester, Filbert Street
Scorer(s) | Tommy Southren | 27' |
Assist(s) | Jackie Sewell | 27' |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 3' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Don Walker
🥅 | 7' Goal, 0-2, (Leicester City), Stan Lynn o.g.
⚽ | 27' Goal, 1-2, Tommy Southren, Assist by Jackie Sewell
🥅 | 43' Goal, 1-3, (Leicester City), Howard Riley
🥅 | 44' Goal, 1-4, (Leicester City), Derek Hogg
🕒 | HT Leicester City 4-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 70' Goal, 1-5, (Leicester City), Derek Hogg
🥅 | 87' Goal, 1-6, (Leicester City), Howard Riley
🕒 | FT Leicester City 6-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #217 |
Saturday, 8 February 1958
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: David Blues | 🏴 | Richmond, 1958
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-6
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Officials
Referee: David Blues | 🏴 | Richmond, 1958
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 31 | 🟩 W11 (35% ) | 🟨 D4 | 🇺(48% ) | 🟥 L16 (52% ) | ⚽ 67 | 🥅 78 | GD -11
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Leicester City
9-3-17, 21 PTS
Filbert Street
Attendance: 25,535
GK John Anderson | 🏴 |
D Willie Cunningham | 🇬🇧 |
D Joe Baillie | 🏴 |
CB Ian King | 🏴 |
M Eddie Russell | 🏴 |
M Don Walker | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Howard Riley | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Derek Hogg | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Jimmy Walsh | 🏴 |
CF Derek Hines | 🏴 |
CF Johnny Morris | 🏴 |
Dave Halliday | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
In the aftermath of the Munich Air Disaster Villa are once again well beaten, this time by a side below them in the table. Villa sink back to 17th.
Eric Houghton's Villa suffer their heaviest defeat of the season to date as they are hammered at Filbert Street to make it nine wins, five draws and fifteen defeats in twenty nine division one games.
Meanwhile, Stan Crowther made his final appearance for Villa aged 23 before moving to Manchester United later this month in the aftermath of the Munich Air Disaster. Crowther played for Villa in 1956-57 and 1957-58 making 62 appearances and scoring 4 goals
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