Game #2491
Saturday, 23 August 1958
Attendance: 55,198
Drew
Division One
10th= (+4)
Birmingham City
DWWDD
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | None |
KEY MAN
Stan Lynn, scored from the spot to secure an opening day draw and make it seven games unbeaten, Saturday, 23 August 1958.
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Eric Houghton's Villa open 1958 with a draw against neighbours Birmingham to make it seven games unbeaten including the end of the 1957-58 campaign.
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham City: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #231 |
Saturday, 23 August 1958
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | DWWDD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Birmingham City
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.39 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 34.73 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 23.89 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Trevor Birch |
M Pat Saward |
W Tommy Southren |
F Gerry Hitchens |
F Peter McParland |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Billy Myerscough |
Birmingham City
Merrick, Green, Hall, Neal, Orritt, Murphy (g), Smith, Larkin, Taylor, Brown, Hooper. Manager: Arthur Turner.
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
Not Recorded
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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