Game #2487
Saturday, 12 April 1958
Attendance: 21,053
Drew
Division One
16th (-)
Preston North End
WLWWD
Deepdale
Preston North End
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Billy Myerscough, scored to help Villa go three unbeaten in the League for only the second time this season, Saturday, 12 April 1958.
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MATCH TIMELINE
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
Preston North End
FIXTURE HISTORY
Preston North End
Previous 5 vs. Preston: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #227 |
Saturday, 12 April 1958
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | WLWWD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Preston North End
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
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 |
Preston North End
Else, Walton, Dunn, Cunningham, O’Farrell, Farrell, Docherty, Thompson (ex), Taylor, Mayers (g), Finney. Manager: Cliff Britton.
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
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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PROGRAMME
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