Game #2479
Aston Villa
10-5-16, 25 PTS
Saturday, 1 March 1958
16th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Wally Hazelden | 🏴 |
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 | 2 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
Team News
Peter Aldis and Wally Hazelden replace Tommy Southren and Les Jones.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.79 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 31.12 |
Youngest Player |
F Wally Hazelden | 🏴 | 17.05 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
4-2
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James'
Scorer(s) | Les Smith | 9' | Gerry Hitchens | 16' | 90' | Jimmy Dugdale | 89' |
Assist(s) | Les Smith | 89' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 9' Goal, 1-0, Les Smith
🥅 | 12' Goal, 1-1, (Newcastle United), Arthur Bottom
⚽ | 16' Goal, 2-1, Gerry Hitchens
🥅 | 42' Goal, 2-2, (Newcastle United), Bobby Mitchell (pen)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-2 Newcastle United
⚽ | 89' Goal, 3-2, Jimmy Dugdale, Assist by Les Smith
⚽ | 90' Goal, 4-2, Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Newcastle United
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #219 |
Saturday, 1 March 1958
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Peter Rhodes | 🏴 | York, 1958-1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Peter Rhodes | 🏴 | York, 1958-1965
Previous 5 vs. Newcastle: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 93 | 🟩 W36 (39% ) | 🟨 D17 | 🇺(57% ) | 🟥 L40 (43% ) | ⚽ 167 | 🥅 156 | GD 11
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Newcastle United
9-5-16, 23 PTS
St James' Park
Attendance: 40,135
GK Stewart Mitchell | 🏴 |
LB Alf McMichael | 🇬🇧 |
CB Bill McKinney | 🏴 |
CB Bob Stokoe | 🏴 |
M Albert Franks | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Scoular | 🏴 |
W Bobby Mitchell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F George Eastham | 🏴 |
CF Arthur Bottom | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Bill Curry | 🏴 |
CF Alex Tait | 🏴 |
Stan Seymour | 🏴 |
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: 1954-55
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa grab two goals in the final two minutes to secure a desperately needed win and climb back to 16th in the table.
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the first time in six to make it ten wins, five draws and sixteen defeats in thirty one division one games.
Despite the 30% win rate, Houghton's team have delivered six of those wins with strong scorelines of 5-1, 4-3, 5-2, 3-0, 5-2 and 4-2.
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