Game #2489
Aston Villa
16-6-19, 38 PTS
Saturday, 26 April 1958
Manchester City
1-2
Aston Villa
Division One
Manchester City
22-5-15, 49 PTS
Maine Road
Attendance: 28,275
Won
14th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 April 1958
🥅 | 17' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Joe Hayes
⚽ | 19' Goal, 1-1, Les Smith
⚽ | 31' Goal, 2-1, Jackie Sewell
🕒 | HT Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa extend their unbeaten League to five as they hit their best run of form at the tail end of the season with five wins in the last seven to make it sixteen wins, six draws and nineteen defeats in forty one division one games.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Manchester City
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1955-56
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #229 |
Saturday, 26 April 1958
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: T. S. Blenkinsop | 🏴 | South Shields, -1958
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 229 | 🟩 | 83 🟨 61 🟥 85 | 1.35
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: T. S. Blenkinsop | 🏴 | South Shields, -1958
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the fifth successive game for the first time this season.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.91 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 31.27 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 23.56 |
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
Les McDowall | 🏴 |
Manchester City
GK Bert Trautmann | 🇩🇪 |
RB Bill Leivers | 🏴 |
CB Ken Branagan | 🏴 |
LB Cliff Sear | 🏴 |
M Kenneth Barnes | 🏴 |
M Roy Warhurst | 🏴 |
W Colin Barlow | 🏴 |
W Paddy Fagan | 🇮🇪 |
F Ray Sambrook | 🏴 |
F Joe Hayes | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Johnny Hart | 🏴 |
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
Manchester City XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
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
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