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Game #2502

Aston Villa

3-2-7, 8 PTS

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Saturday, 11 October 1958

22nd (-)

Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥

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Lost

1-4

🟥 11 Oct 1958, Villa 1-4 Albion, Villa Park

Division One

West Bromwich Albion

4-5-3, 13 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 45,778

On This Day
  • Villa slump to a rare defeat to Albion and remain bottom of the table after 12 games.

  • Eric Houghton's Villa lose for the seventh time in ten to make it three wins, two draws and seven defeats in twelve division one games so far this season. Despite their latest loss however Villa climb a place to second from bottom leapfrogging an Everton side who conceded ten in their latest match.

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Sharples | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ken Barrett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
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 Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ken Barrett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |

Forwards
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Unavailable

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

Team News

Peter McParland replaces Billy Myerscough.

Team Stats

Starting XI Average Age
| 26.76 |

Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 31.73 |

Youngest Player |
W Ken Barrett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 20.45 |

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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

113

113

🔥

0

0

🟩

43

🟨

30

🟥

40

26

🥅

194

FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

8

8

🔥

0

0

🟩

2

🟨

1

🟥

5

CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

115

115

🔥

2

1

🟩

45

🟨

31

🟥

39

RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

238

238

🔥

29

6

🟩

83

🟨

68

🟥

87

FB John Sharples | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

7

7

🔥

0

0

🟩

2

🟨

1

🟥

4

M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
🕒

111

111

🔥

2

8

🟩

40

🟨

30

🟥

41

W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

106

106

🔥

23

33

🟩

43

🟨

29

🟥

34

W Ken Barrett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

2

2

🔥

3

0

🟩

1

🟨

0

🟥

1

W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
🕒

188

188

🔥

54

26

🟩

60

🟨

54

🟥

74

F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

113

113

🔥

34

21

🟩

39

🟨

33

🟥

41

CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

34

34

🔥

14

7

🟩

13

🟨

6

🟥

15

Substitutes
🕒

🔁

🔥

GK Sub

🟩

🟨

🟥

🥅

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 1

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 2

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 3

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 5

🟩

🟨

🟥

Scorer(s) | Ken Barrett | 13' |

Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 13' |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 13' Goal, 1-0, Ken Barrett, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🥅 | 34' Goal, 1-1, (West Bromwich Albion), David Burnside
🥅 | 42' Goal, 1-2, (West Bromwich Albion), Derek Hogg
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-2 West Bromwich Albion
🥅 | 73' Goal, 1-3, (West Bromwich Albion), Bobby Robson
🥅 | 89' Goal, 1-4, (West Bromwich Albion, pen), Don Howe
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-4 West Bromwich Albion

Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #242 |
Saturday, 11 October 1958

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Leslie Hamer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bolton, 1957-1968
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥

Officials

Referee: Leslie Hamer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bolton, 1957-1968
Linesmen: H. Williams; G. A. Smoker

Previous 5 vs. Albion: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 96 | 🟩 W47 (49% ) | 🟨 D16 | 🇺(66% ) | 🟥 L33 (34% ) | ⚽ 164 | 🥅 145 | GD 19

Match Stats

Not recorded

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

What they Said

GK Clive Jackman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Stuart Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
RB Don Howe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
M David Burnside | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Ray Barlow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Maurice Setters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Bobby Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Jimmy Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jimmy Dudley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Derek Hogg | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Alec Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Derek Kevan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Vic Buckingham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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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: 1953-54

Opposition Matchday Squad

Goalkeepers
GK Clive Jackman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Defenders
D Stuart Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

Full Backs
RB Don Howe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Midfielders
M David Burnside | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Ray Barlow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Maurice Setters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jimmy Dudley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Wingers
W Bobby Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jimmy Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Derek Hogg | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Alec Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Forwards
CF Derek Kevan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1958-59
Playing Squad
GK Bill Beaton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #466 |

Goalkeeper

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #453 |

Goalkeeper

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #450 |

Centre Back

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #456 |

Full Back

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

FB Doug Winton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #468 |

Full Back

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #462 |

Full Back

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

FB John Sharples | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #463 |

Full Back

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #426 |

Full Back

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #422 |

Full Back

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | #447 |

Midfielder

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

M Trevor Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #442 |

Midfielder

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | #439 |

Midfielder

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

W Jack Willis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #464 |

Winger

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

W Ken Barrett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #465 |

Winger

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #452 |

Winger

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | #431 |

Winger

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

W Tommy Southren | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #443 |

Winger

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

F Billy Myerscough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #455 |

Forward

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #460 |

Forward

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #448 |

Forward

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #396 |

Forward

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

CF Ron Wylie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #467 |

Forward

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

F Wally Hazelden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #459 |

Forward

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96


Europe:
🏆
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
🏆
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83


Other Domestic:

🏆 🏆
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60

🏆
Third Division Champions: 1971-72


Other Europe:

🏆
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02

🏆
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve League
:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12

🏆 🏆 🏆
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 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 

🏆
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13

🏆
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
🏆
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
🏆
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
🏆
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
🏆 🏆 🏆
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
🏆
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
🏆 🏆 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
🏆 🏆
Midland Youth League Champions: 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
🏆
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1994-95
🏆 🏆
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1995-96, 1997-98

🏆
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1993-94

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