Game #2488
Aston Villa
Saturday, 19 April 1958
Won
15th (+1)
LWWDW
Division One
Attendance: 25,995
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Sheffield Wednesday
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored a brace to earn Villa a fourth win in six and go four unbeaten in the League for the first time this season, Saturday, 19 April 1958.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 April 1958
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa make it four unbeaten in the League for the first time this season and record their fourth win in six to make it fifteen wins, six draws and nineteen defeats in forty division one games as form comes to Villa at the tail end of the campaign.
Aston Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1934–35
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield Wednesday
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #228 |
Saturday, 19 April 1958
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | LWWDW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 228 | 🟩 | 82 🟨 61 🟥 85 | 1.35
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Mid Table
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MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the fourth successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.89 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 31.25 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 23.55 |
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
Sheffield Wednesday
Springett, Curtis, Swan, Staniforth, Gibson, O’Donnell, Shiner, Wilkinson, Finney, Froggatt and Quixall. Manager: Jack Marshall.
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
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