Game #2481
Aston Villa
Saturday, 15 March 1958
Lost
16th (-1)
LLWWL
Division One
Attendance: 23,164
Portsmouth
Fratton Park
Portsmouth
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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Saturday, 15 March 1958
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa lose for the first time in three after successive wins to make it eleven wins, five draws and seventeen defeats in thirty three division one games.
Aston Villa
Portsmouth
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
FIXTURE HISTORY
Portsmouth
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #221 |
Saturday, 15 March 1958
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | LLWWL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 221 | 🟩 | 78 🟨 60 🟥 83 | 1.33
Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Portsmouth
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the third successive game for the first time this season.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.83 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 31.16 |
Youngest Player |
F Wally Hazelden | 17.09 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Eddie Lever | 🏴 |
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 |
Portsmouth
Uprichard, Gunter, McGhee, Wilson, Dickinson, Phillips, Harris, McClellan, Weddle, Govan (g), Gordon. Manager: Eddie Lever.
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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