Game #2498
Aston Villa
1-1-6, 3 PTS
Wednesday, 17 September 1958
21st (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
Lost
0-4
🟥 17 Sep 1958, Villa 0-4 Wolves, Molineux
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
5-1-2, 11 PTS
Molineux
Attendance: 41,845
On This Day
Villa make it 27 goals conceded in six successive defeats as they are beaten into submission by high flying Wolves. Debutant Jack Willis plays his first and last game for the club, Gordon Lee his fourth and John Sharples his third, yet the quality of the recruitment does not appear to match the desperate need for new players to add quality to boss Eric Houghton's options.
Eric Houghton's Villa suffer a sixth successive defeat for the first time since March 1951 and do so for only the third time in their history and have now shipped twenty four goals in six games. As a result Villa make it one win, one draw and six defeats in eight division one games so far this season, scoring twelve and conceding twenty seven with a season of struggle now inevitable.
Meanwhile, winger Jack Willis made sole appearance for Villa aged 24 after moving from Mossley in August 1958. Willis moved on to Bolton in 1960.
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | 🚑 |
FB John Sharples | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Jack Willis | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland |
F Wally Hazelden | 🏴 |
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
Team News
Eric Houghton hands Jack Willis his debut in place of Johnny Dixon.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.78 |
Oldest Player |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 30.75 |
Youngest Player |
F Wally Hazelden | 🏴 | 17.60 |
Debut Appearances
🟢 W Jack Willis | 🏴 | #464 | £500 signing from Mossley
Final Appearances
🔴 W Jack Willis | 🏴 | 1958 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 - | #464 |
Starting XI
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1' Debut, Jack Willis
🥅 | 21' Goal, 0-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Jackie Henderson
🥅 | 35' Goal, 0-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Jimmy Murray
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 51' Goal, 0-3, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Jimmy Murray
🚑 | 52' Player injured on field of play, Nigel Sims
🥅 | 81' Goal, 0-4, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Jackie Henderson
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #238 |
Wednesday, 17 September 1958
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Jack Clough | 🏴 | Bolton, 1956-1959
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
Officials
Referee: Jack Clough | 🏴 | Bolton, 1956-1959
Previous 5 vs. Wolves: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 79 | 🟩 W33 (42% ) | 🟨 D18 | 🇺(65% ) | 🟥 L28 (35% ) | ⚽ 153 | 🥅 132 | GD 21
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
What they Said
GK Malcolm Finlayson | 🏴 |
LB Gerry Harris | 🏴 |
CB Billy Wright | 🏴 |
D Bill Slater | 🏴 |
RB Eddie Stuart | 🇿🇦 |
M Eddie Clamp | 🏴 |
M Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
W Norman Deeley | 🏴 |
F Colin Booth | 🏴 |
F Jackie Henderson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Jimmy Murray | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1957-58
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1958-59
Playing Squad
GK Bill Beaton | 🏴 | #466 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | #453 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | #450 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴 | #456 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 | #468 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | #462 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
FB John Sharples | 🏴 | #463 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 | #426 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | #422 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | #447 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Trevor Birch | 🏴 | #442 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | #439 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Jack Willis | 🏴 | #464 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W Ken Barrett | 🏴 | #465 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W Les Smith | 🏴 | #452 |
Winger
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W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | #431 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 | #443 |
Winger
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F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 | #455 |
Forward
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CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | #460 |
Forward
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F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | #448 |
Forward
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F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | #396 |
Forward
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CF Ron Wylie | 🏴 | #467 |
Forward
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F Wally Hazelden | 🏴 | #459 |
Forward
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Match Media
