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Game #2500

Aston Villa

2-2-6, 6 PTS

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Saturday, 27 September 1958

21st (-)

Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Sharples | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958
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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

Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Defenders
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Full Backs
FB John Sharples | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Midfielders
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |

Wingers
W Les J Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |

Forwards
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Unavailable

Injury | 1 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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 |

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

On This Day
  • Villa win for only the second time in ten games but it's a close run thing as Blackburn dominate.

  • 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.

Starting XI
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

111

111

🔥

0

0

🟩

42

🟨

30

🟥

39

26

🥅

189

FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

6

6

🔥

0

0

🟩

1

🟨

1

🟥

4

CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

113

113

🔥

2

1

🟩

44

🟨

31

🟥

38

RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

236

236

🔥

29

6

🟩

82

🟨

68

🟥

86

FB John Sharples | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

5

5

🔥

0

0

🟩

1

🟨

1

🟥

3

M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
🕒

109

109

🔥

2

8

🟩

39

🟨

30

🟥

40

W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

104

104

🔥

23

32

🟩

42

🟨

29

🟥

33

W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
🕒

187

187

🔥

54

26

🟩

60

🟨

54

🟥

73

F Billy Myerscough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

47

47

🔥

11

9

🟩

18

🟨

12

🟥

17

F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

111

111

🔥

34

21

🟩

38

🟨

33

🟥

40

CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

32

32

🔥

14

5

🟩

12

🟨

6

🟥

14

Substitutes
🕒

🔁

🔥

GK Sub

🟩

🟨

🟥

🥅

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 1

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 2

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 3

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 5

🟩

🟨

🟥

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Won

3-2

🟩 27 Sep 1958, Villa 3-2 Blackburn, Ewood
Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 21' | Gerry Hitchens | 27' | Les Smith | 72' |

Assist(s) | Billy Myerscough | 21' | 27' |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 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

Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #240 |
Saturday, 27 September 1958

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Match Record
Game Record

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: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩

Officials

Referee: Ken Tuck | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Chesterfield, -1962
Linesmen: J. M. Jack; C. L. Ross

Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 100 | 🟩 W46 (46% ) | 🟨 D21 | 🇺(67% ) | 🟥 L33 (33% ) | ⚽ 198 | 🥅 176 | GD 22

Match Stats

Not recorded

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

What they Said

Division One

Blackburn Rovers

3-3-4, 9 PTS

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Ewood Park

Attendance: 28,172

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |

Johnny Carey | 🇮🇪 |
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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: 1927–28

Opposition Matchday Squad

Goalkeepers
GK Harry Leyland | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Defenders
D David Whelan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Mick McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Jim Appleby | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Full Backs
LB Bill Eckersley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Midfielders
M Ronnie Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Wingers
W Ally MacLeod | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Bryan Douglas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Forwards
F Peter Dobing | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Roy Vernon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
CF Tommy Johnston | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1958-59
Playing Squad
GK Bill Beaton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #466 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #453 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #450 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #456 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
FB Doug Winton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #468 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #462 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
FB John Sharples | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #463 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #426 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #422 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | #447 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
M Trevor Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #442 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | #439 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Jack Willis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #464 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Ken Barrett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #465 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #452 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | #431 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Tommy Southren | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #443 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #455 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #460 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #448 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #396 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #467 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
F Wally Hazelden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #459 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
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Trophies


🏆 European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96

🏆 🏆 Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60

🏆 Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72

🏆 European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83

🏆 Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02

🏆 Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
🏆 NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
🏆 Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
🏆 u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
🏆 🏆 🏆 Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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