Game #2481
Saturday, 15 March 1958
Attendance: 23,164
Lost
Division One
16th (-1)
Portsmouth
LLWWL
Fratton Park
Portsmouth
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
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
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
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 |
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
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
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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