Aston Villa
12-5-18, 29 PTS
Monday, 31 March 1958
1957-58
17th (+3)
Won
3-2
Manchester United
15-7-11, 37 PTS
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 16,631
๐ฉ 31 Mar 1958, Villa 3-2 United, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Billy Myerscough | 35' | Gerry Hitchens | 58' | Jackie Sewell | 89' |
Assist(s) | Jackie Sewell | 58' | Pat Saward | 89' |
Fixture List
๐ฅ 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Division One
๐ฉ 26 Aug 1957, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 31 Aug 1957, Villa 0-1 Everton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 4 Sep 1957, Villa 0-4 Leeds, Elland Road
Division One
๐จ 7 Sep 1957, Villa 1-1 Sunderland, Roker
Division One
๐ฉ 14 Sep 1957, Villa 2-0 Luton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 16 Sep 1957, Villa 1-2 Wolves, Molineux
Division One
๐จ 21 Sep 1957, Villa 1-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Division One
๐ฅ 23 Sep 1957, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 28 Sep 1957, Villa 5-1 Leicester, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 2 Oct 1957, Villa 0-4 Arsenal, Highbury
Division One
๐ฅ 5 Oct 1957, Villa 1-4 United, Old Trafford
Division One
๐ฅ 12 Oct 1957, Villa 2-4 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Division One
๐ฉ 19 Oct 1957, Villa 4-3 Newcastle, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 22 Oct 1957, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
Charity Shield
๐ฅ 26 Oct 1957, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
Division One
๐ฉ 2 Nov 1957, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 9 Nov 1957, Villa 2-3 Albion, Hawthorns
Division One
๐จ 16 Nov 1957, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 23 Nov 1957, Villa 1-4 Forest, City Ground
Division One
๐จ 30 Nov 1957, Villa 2-2 Preston, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 7 Dec 1957, Villa 5-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Division One
๐ฅ 14 Dec 1957, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 21 Dec 1957, Villa 0-2 Birmingham, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 26 Dec 1957, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 28 Dec 1957, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison
Division One
๐จ 4 Jan 1958, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
FA Cup
๐จ 8 Jan 1958, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฉ 11 Jan 1958, Villa 5-2 Sunderland, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 13 Jan 1958, Villa 0-2 Stoke, Molineux
FA Cup
๐ฅ 18 Jan 1958, Villa 0-3 Luton, Kenilworth Road
Division One
๐จ 1 Feb 1958, Villa 1-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 8 Feb 1958, Villa 1-6 Leicester, Filbert Street
Division One
๐ฅ 22 Feb 1958, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James'
Division One
๐ฉ 8 Mar 1958, Villa 3-0 Burnley, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 15 Mar 1958, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Fratton
Division One
๐ฅ 29 Mar 1958, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Division One
๐ฉ 31 Mar 1958, Villa 3-2 United, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 4 Apr 1958, Villa 0-4 Bolton, Burnden
Division One
๐ฉ 5 Apr 1958, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 12 Apr 1958, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale
Division One
๐ฉ 19 Apr 1958, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 26 Apr 1958, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Maine Road
Division One
๐จ 30 Apr 1958, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
Division One
On This Day
Monday, 31 March 1958
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Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Game #2483
Match Record
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #39 |
Manager Game | #35 |
Manager Game | #223 |
Monday, 31 March 1958
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Joe Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Arnold, 1951-1961
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. United: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 75 | ๐ฉ 30 | ๐จ 12 | ๐ฅ 33 | โฝ 135 | ๐ฅ
141 |
League ๐ 68 | ๐ฉ 28 | ๐จ 12 | ๐ฅ 28 | โฝ 125 | ๐ฅ
120 |
FA Cup ๐ 6 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 4 | โฝ 10 | ๐ฅ
17 |
Other ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ
4 |
Home ๐ 36 | ๐ฉ 19 | ๐จ 7 | ๐ฅ 10 | โฝ 90 | ๐ฅ
62 |
Away ๐ 38 | ๐ฉ 10 | ๐จ 5 | ๐ฅ 23 | โฝ 43 | ๐ฅ
78 |
Neutral ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ
1 |
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Manchester United
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 13' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Colin Webster
โฝ | 35' Goal, 1-1, Billy Myerscough
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester United
โฝ | 58' Goal, 2-1, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Jackie Sewell
๐ฅ
| 84' Goal, 2-2, (Manchester United), Alex Dawson
โฝ | 89' Goal, 3-2, Jackie Sewell, Assist by Pat Saward
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Manchester United
Officials
Referee: Joe Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Arnold, 1951-1961
Linesmen: R. M. Jordan; L. D. D. Maddocks
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Les Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
FB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ฅ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Billy Myerscough | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CF Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Manchester United
Jimmy Murphy (Caretaker) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
GK Harry Gregg | ๐ฌ๐ง |
LB Shay Brennan | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Bill Foulkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Bobby Harrop | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ron Cope | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Stan Crowther (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Freddie Goodwin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Bobby Charlton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Colin Webster | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Mark Pearson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Alex Dawson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 3 |
W Ken O Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Les Jones and Billy Myerscough replace Peter Aldis and Wally Hazelden.
Manchester United
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB Les Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
FB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Les J Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Forwards
F Billy Myerscough | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Manchester United
Goalkeepers
GK Harry Gregg | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Defenders
CB Bill Foulkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Bobby Harrop | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ron Cope | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
LB Shay Brennan | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Midfielders
M Stan Crowther (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Freddie Goodwin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Bobby Charlton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Colin Webster | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
F Mark Pearson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Alex Dawson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Match Media
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1957-58
First Team Squad
GK Arthur Sabin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #457 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #450 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Queens Park Rangers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died 2008
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #426 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Jackie Hinchcliffe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #458 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Trevor Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #442 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #452 |
Winger
Where are they now?
F Billy Myerscough | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #455 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #448 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Wally Hazelden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #459 |
Forward
Where are they now?
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #453 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Toronto Italia ๐จ๐ฆ Died 2018
FB Dennis Jackson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #456 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
FB Roy Pritchard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #451 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช | #447 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #439 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Atlanta Chiefs ๐บ๐ธ Died 2009
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | #431 |
Winger
Where are they now?
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #428 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #396 |
Forward
Where are they now?
CB George Ashfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #449 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
FB Les Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #461 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
RB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #422 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Stan Crowther | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #454 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Ken O Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #436 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W Tommy Southren | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #443 |
Winger
Where are they now?
CF Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #460 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Roy Chapman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #434 |
Forward
Where are they now?
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