Game #2480
Aston Villa
11-5-16, 27 PTS
Saturday, 8 March 1958
15th (+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 | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF 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
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Les J Smith | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
Forwards
F Wally Hazelden | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
Team News
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up for the first time since December.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.81 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 31.14 |
Youngest Player |
F Wally Hazelden | 🏴 | 17.07 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
3-0
🟩 8 Mar 1958, Villa 3-0 Burnley, Villa Park
Scorers | Stan Lynn | 26' (pen) | Peter McParland | 36' | 87' |
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 36'| 87' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 26' Goal, 1-0, Stan Lynn (pen)
⚽ | 36' Goal, 2-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Burnley
❄️ | 83' Snow interrupts play, players taken from field
☀️ | 83'+12' Players return to the field
⚽ | 87' Goal, 3-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Burnley
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #220 |
Saturday, 8 March 1958
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴 | Billingham, 1956-1971
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴 | Billingham, 1956-1971
Linesmen: R. J. Ingram; N. A. Jones
Previous 5 vs. Burnley: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 82 | 🟩 W39 (48% ) | 🟨 D16 | 🇺(67% ) | 🟥 L27 (33% ) | ⚽ 175 | 🥅 134 | GD 41
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Burnley
15-3-14, 33 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,679
GK Colin McDonald | 🏴 |
LB Doug Winton (ft) | 🏴 |
RB John Angus | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Adamson | 🏴 |
M Les Shannon | 🏴 |
M Brian Pilkington | 🏴 |
M Brian Miller | 🏴 |
IF Billy White | 🏴 |
F Doug Newlands | 🏴 |
F Albert Cheesebrough | 🏴 |
CF Ray Pointer | 🏴 |
Harry Potts | 🏴 |
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: 1920-21
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Colin McDonald | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB Doug Winton (ft) | 🏴 |
RB John Angus | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Jimmy Adamson | 🏴 |
M Les Shannon | 🏴 |
M Brian Pilkington | 🏴 |
M Brian Miller | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Billy White | 🏴 |
F Doug Newlands | 🏴 |
F Albert Cheesebrough | 🏴 |
CF Ray Pointer | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa record consecutive wins for only the second time this season and the first time in 1958 as they avenge their heavy defeat at Turf Moor early in the campaign.
Eric Houghton's Villa win successive games for the first time since December six to make it eleven wins, five draws and sixteen defeats in thirty two division one games.
Despite the lack of wins, Houghton's team have now delivered seven of their eleven with strong scorelines of 5-1, 4-3, 5-2, 3-0, 5-2, 4-2 and 3-0.
What they Said
