Game #2480
Aston Villa
Saturday, 8 March 1958
Won
15th (+1)
DLLWW
Division One
Attendance: 25,679
Burnley
Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Burnley
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored a brace to earn Villa a second successive win for the first time since December, Saturday, 8 March 1958.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 March 1958
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
Burnley
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1920-21
FIXTURE HISTORY
Burnley
Previous 5 vs. Burnley: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #220 |
Saturday, 8 March 1958
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-0 |
Last 5 Games | DLLWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 220 | 🟩 | 78 🟨 60 🟥 82 | 1.34
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
Burnley
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 |
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 |
F Peter McParland |
F Gerry Hitchens |
MANAGER
Burnley
McDonald, Winton (ex), Angus, Adamson, Shannon, Pilkington, Miller, Newlands, White, Cheesebrough, Pointer. Manager: Harry Potts.
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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