Aston Villa
1-1-2, 3 PTS
Wednesday, 3 September 1958
1958-59
17th (-5)
Lost
2-5
Portsmouth
1-0-3, 2 PTS
Division One
Fratton Park
Attendance: 24,209
๐ฅ 3 Sep 1958, Villa 2-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 2' | Les Smith | 81' |
Assist(s) | None
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Wednesday, 3 September 1958
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Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Game #2494
Match Record
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #234 |
Wednesday, 3 September 1958
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Clive Kingston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Newport, 1957-1961
HT Score: ๐ฅ 1-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 2-5
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 50 | ๐ฉ W19 (38% ) | ๐จ D13 | ๐บ(64% ) | ๐ฅ L18 (36% ) | โฝ 93 | ๐ฅ 91 | GD 2
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Portsmouth
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1949-50
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 2' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens
๐ฅ | 31' Referee awards penalty for Handball against Vic Crowe
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| 31' Goal, 1-1, (Portsmouth, pen), Harris
๐ฅ | 31' Referee orders a retake due to encroachment
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| 31' Goal, 1-1, (Portsmouth, pen), Peter Harris
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| 35' Goal, 1-2, (Portsmouth), Peter Harris
๐ | HT Portsmouth 2-1 Aston Villa
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| 46' Goal, 1-3, (Portsmouth), Peter Harris
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| 59' Goal, 1-4, (Portsmouth), Peter Harris
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| 77' Goal, 1-5, (Portsmouth), Peter Harris
โฝ | 86' Goal, 2-5, Les Smith
๐ | FT Portsmouth 5-2 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: Clive Kingston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Newport, 1957-1961
Officials
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Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
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Opposition Sendings Off
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Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Billy Myerscough | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Portsmouth
Freddie Cox | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Norman Uprichard | ๐ฌ๐ง |
D Phil Gunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Basil Hayward | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M John Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Harry Harris | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Dickinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Casey | ๐ฌ๐ง |
W Peter Harris | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ |
IF Johnny Gordon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Derek Weddle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Ron Newman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
None
Despite shipping seven goals in the previous game, Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Portsmouth
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
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Portsmouth
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1958-59
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