Game #2477
Aston Villa
9-5-15, 23 PTS

Saturday, 8 February 1958
17th (-1)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Les Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
FB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Stan Crowther | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tommy Southren | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 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: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 4 |
W Ken O Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Tommy Southren replaces Wally Hazelden.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.38 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 31.06 |
Youngest Player |
M Stan Crowther | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 22.45 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด M Stan Crowther | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1956-58 ๐ 62 | โ 62 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 4 | ๐ฅ 1 | ๐บ - | #454 |
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
Starting XI

Lost
1-6
๐ฅ 8 Feb 1958, Villa 1-6 Leicester, Filbert Street
Scorer(s) | Tommy Southren | 27' |
Assist(s) | Jackie Sewell | 27' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 3' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Don Walker
๐ฅ
| 7' Goal, 0-2, (Leicester City), Stan Lynn o.g.
โฝ | 27' Goal, 1-2, Tommy Southren, Assist by Jackie Sewell
๐ฅ
| 43' Goal, 1-3, (Leicester City), Howard Riley
๐ฅ
| 44' Goal, 1-4, (Leicester City), Derek Hogg
๐ | HT Leicester City 4-1 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 70' Goal, 1-5, (Leicester City), Derek Hogg
๐ฅ
| 87' Goal, 1-6, (Leicester City), Howard Riley
๐ | 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 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: David Blues | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Richmond, 1958
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 1-4
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-6
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: David Blues | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Richmond, 1958
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
What they Said
Division One
Leicester City
9-3-17, 21 PTS
Filbert Street
Attendance: 25,535
GK John Anderson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
D Willie Cunningham | ๐ฌ๐ง |
D Joe Baillie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Ian King | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Eddie Russell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Don Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Howard Riley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
W Derek Hogg | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
F Jimmy Walsh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Derek Hines | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Johnny Morris | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Dave Halliday | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
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