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Game #2502

Aston Villa

3-2-7, 8 PTS

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Saturday, 11 October 1958

22nd (-)

Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥

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

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.

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

🟩

🟨

🟥

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Lost

1-4

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

Division One

West Bromwich Albion

4-5-3, 13 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 45,778

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 |
🟩 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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