Game #2497
Aston Villa
1-1-5, 3 PTS
Saturday, 13 September 1958
Lost
21st (-2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 44,023
Chelsea
Stamford Bridge
4-1-2, 9 PTS
Chelsea
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 31' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa lose for the fifth consecutive game but only concede twice.. so things were looking up. Meanwhile, Eric Houghton misses the game to scout for "desperately needed" new players.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 13 September 1958
💥 | 10' Missed Penalty (Chelsea), Peter Sillett
⚽ | 31' Goal, 1-0, Wally Hazelden, Assist by Peter McParland
🥅 | 37' Goal, 1-1, (Chelsea), Jimmy Greaves
🕒 | HT Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 57' Goal, 1-2, (Chelsea), Peter Sillett
🕒 | FT Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa suffer a fifth successive defeat for the first time since March 1951 and have now shipped twenty goals in five games. As a result Villa make it one win, one draw and five defeats in seven division one games so far this season, scoring twelve and conceding twenty three with an unexpected season of struggle looking inevitable.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Chelsea
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
FIXTURE HISTORY
Chelsea
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #237 |
Saturday, 13 September 1958
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Ken Stokes | 🏴 | Newark, -1966
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Result: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 237 | 🟩 | 84 🟨 63 🟥 90 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Stokes | 🏴 | Newark, -1966
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Chelsea
None
TEAM NEWS
Despite four consecutive defeats, Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.72 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 34.78 |
Youngest Player |
F Wally Hazelden | 🏴 | 17.59 |
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB John Sharples | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Wally Hazelden | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Ted Drake | 🏴 |
Chelsea
GK Bill Robertson | 🏴 |
RB John Sillett | 🏴 |
RB Peter Sillett | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Mel Scott | 🏴 |
M John Mortimore | 🏴 |
M Derek Saunders | 🏴 |
W Micky Block | 🏴 |
W Peter Brabrook | 🏴 |
CF Tony Nicholas | 🏴 |
CF Ron Tindall | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Greaves | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
Chelsea XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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