Game #2506
Aston Villa
Saturday, 1 November 1958
Lost
21st (-2)
LDLWL
Division One
Attendance: 18,714
Luton Town
Kenilworth Road
Luton Town
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored but Villa lose for the ninth time in sixteen games under Eric Houghton this season, Saturday, 1 November 1958.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 November 1958
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa lose for the ninth time in fourteen to make it four wins, three draws and nine defeats in sixteen division one games so far this season.
Meanwhile, Ken Barrett made his fifth and final Villa appearance aged 20 before moving on to Lincoln City in June 1959.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Luton Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Luton Town
Previous 5 vs. Luton: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #246 |
Saturday, 1 November 1958
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-2 |
Last 5 Games | LDLWL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 246 | 🟩 | 87 🟨 65 🟥 94 | 1.33
Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Luton Town
TEAM NEWS
Ken Barrett replaces Les Smith.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.28 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 31.79 |
Youngest Player |
W Ken Barrett | 20.51 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
FB John Sharples |
FB Stan Lynn |
FB Gordon Lee |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Vic Crowe |
W Ken Barrett |
F Peter McParland |
F Jackie Sewell |
F Billy Myerscough |
F Gerry Hitchens |
Luton Town
Baynham, Hawkes, Dunne, Pacey, Owen, Morton, Bingham, Adam (ex), Turner (g) (g), Cummins, Brown: Player Manager: Sid Owen.
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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