Game #2487
Aston Villa
14-6-19, 34 PTS
Saturday, 12 April 1958
Preston North End
1-1
Aston Villa
Division One
Preston North End
24-7-8, 55 PTS
Deepdale
Attendance: 21,053
Drew
15th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 24' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
%20Aston%20Villa%20Kit_gif.png)
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 April 1958
⚽ | 24' Goal, 1-0, Billy Myerscough, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🥅 | 31' Goal, 1-1, (Preston North End), Derek Mayers
🕒 | HT Preston North End 1-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Preston North End 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa make it three League games unbeaten for only the second time this season to make it fourteen wins, six draws and nineteen defeats in thirty nine division one games.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937–38
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #227 |
Saturday, 12 April 1958
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Ernie Oxley | 🏴 | Pontefract, -1959
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 227 | 🟩 | 81 🟨 61 🟥 85 | 1.34
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ernie Oxley | 🏴 | Pontefract, -1959
Matches Officiated: 0
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the third successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.87 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 31.24 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 23.53 |
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 | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Cliff Britton | 🏴 |
Preston North End
GK Fred Else | 🏴 |
LB Joe Walton | 🏴 |
CB Joe Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Willie Cunningham | 🏴 |
M Frank O’Farrell | 🇮🇪 |
M Alec Farrall | 🏴 |
M Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
F Tommy Thompson (ex) | 🏴 |
W Sammy Taylor | 🏴 |
W Derek Mayers | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tom Finney | 🏴 |
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
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Preston XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
All Videos
All Videos
HIGHLIGHTS | Crystal Palace 5-0 Aston Villa
DURAN DOUBLE RESCUES A POINT FOR VILLA | Aston Villa 3-3 Liverpool
Olympiacos vs Aston Villa | Highlights
