Game #2492
Monday, 25 August 1958
Attendance: 35,172
Won
Division One
8th (+2)
Portsmouth
WWDDW
Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2
Portsmouth
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored his first of the season as Villa continue their strong form under Eric Houghton now unbeaten in eight, Monday, 25 August 1958.
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Eric Houghton's Villa make it eight games unbeaten including the end of the 1957-58 campaign as they beat Portsmouth at Villa Park to start the season in strong form.
Aston Villa
Portsmouth
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
FIXTURE HISTORY
Portsmouth
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #232 |
Monday, 25 August 1958
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-2 |
Last 5 Games | WWDDW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Portsmouth
TEAM NEWS
Les Smith replaces Tommy Southren.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.36 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 34.73 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 23.90 |
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 Les Smith |
F Gerry Hitchens |
F Peter McParland |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Billy Myerscough |
Portsmouth
Uprichard, Rutter, McGhee, Hayward, Harris H, Harris P, Dickinson, Casey, Govan, Gordon, Crawford (g). Manager: Freddie Cox.
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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