Game #2500
Aston Villa
2-2-6, 6 PTS
Saturday, 27 September 1958
Won
21st (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 28,172
Blackburn Rovers
Ewood Park
3-3-4, 9 PTS
Blackburn Rovers
2-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Billy Myerscough | 21' | 27' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa win for only the second time in ten games but it's a close run thing as Blackburn dominate.
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 September 1958
🥅 | 11' Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Tommy Johnston
⚽ | 21' Goal, 1-1, Peter McParland, Assist by Billy Myerscough
⚽ | 27' Goal, 1-2, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Billy Myerscough
🕒 | HT Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 51' Goal, 2-2, (Blackburn Rovers), Tommy Johnston
⚽ | 72' Goal, 3-2, Les Smith
🕒 | FT Blackburn Rovers 2-3 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the first time in eight after a terrible run to make it two wins, two draws and six defeats in ten division one games so far this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Blackburn Rovers
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1927–28
FIXTURE HISTORY
Blackburn Rovers
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #240 |
Saturday, 27 September 1958
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Ken Tuck | 🏴 | Chesterfield, -1962
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 240 | 🟩 | 85 🟨 64 🟥 91 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Tuck | 🏴 | Chesterfield, -1962
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Ken Tuck
CARDS
Villa
None
Blackburn Rovers
None
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.44 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 31.70 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 23.99 |
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 Billy Myerscough | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Johnny Carey | 🇮🇪 |
Blackburn Rovers
GK Harry Leyland | 🏴 |
D David Whelan | 🏴 |
D Mick McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Jim Appleby | 🏴 |
LB Bill Eckersley | 🏴 |
M Ronnie Clayton | 🏴 |
W Ally MacLeod | 🏴 |
W Bryan Douglas | 🏴 |
F Peter Dobing | 🏴 |
CF Roy Vernon | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Johnston | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
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
Blackburn XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
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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