Game #2483
Aston Villa
Monday, 31 March 1958
Won
16th (+1)
WWLLW
Division One
Attendance: 16,631
Manchester United
Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2
Manchester United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Jackie Sewell, scored for the second successive game to help Villa to a first win in three, Monday, 31 March 1958.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 31 March 1958
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the first time in three after successive losses to make it twelve wins, five draws and eighteen defeats in thirty five division one games.
Aston Villa
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester United
Previous 5 vs. Manchester United: | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #39 |
Manager Game | #35 |
Manager Game | #223 |
Monday, 31 March 1958
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-2 |
Last 5 Games | WWLLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 223 | 🟩 | 79 🟨 60 🟥 84 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Manchester United
TEAM NEWS
Les Jones and Billy Myerscough replace Peter Aldis and Wally Hazelden.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.59 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 31.20 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 23.49 |
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
FB Les Jones |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Pat Saward |
M Vic Crowe |
W Les Smith |
F Billy Myerscough |
F Jackie Sewell |
F Peter McParland |
F Gerry Hitchens |
MANAGER
Manchester United
Gregg, Brennan, Foulkes, Cope, Crowther (ex), Goodwin, Harrop, Charlton, Dawson (g), Webster (g), Pearson. Manager: Matt Busby.
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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