Game #2486
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 8 April 1958
Won
16th (+1)
LWLWW
Division One
Attendance: 32,745
Bolton Wanderers
Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-0
Bolton Wanderers
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored to help Villa to a second successive win, Tuesday, 8 April 1958.
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Tuesday, 8 April 1958
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the third time in four matches as they win successive games to make it fourteen wins, five draws and nineteen defeats in thirty eight division one games.
Aston Villa
Bolton Wanderers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1928-29
FIXTURE HISTORY
Bolton Wanderers
Previous 5 vs. Bolton: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #226 |
Tuesday, 8 April 1958
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 4-0 |
Last 5 Games | LWLWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 226 | 🟩 | 81 🟨 60 🟥 85 | 1.34
Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Bolton Wanderers
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.86 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 31.23 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 23.52 |
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 Billy Myerscough |
F Jackie Sewell |
F Peter McParland |
F Gerry Hitchens |
Bolton Wanderers
Dean, Banks, Higgins, Hartle, Gubbins, Stanley, Deakin, Edwards, Stevens, Birch, Holden. Manager: Bill Ridding.
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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