Game #2509
Aston Villa
5-3-11, 13 PTS
Saturday, 22 November 1958
22nd (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔥 |
Management Committee 1958
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 Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Les J Smith | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
Forwards
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
Team News
Nigel Sims, Peter Aldis, Dennis Jackson, Johnny Dixon and Ron Wylie (debut) replace Bill Beaton, Stan Lynn, Gordon Lee, John Sharples and Wally Hazelden.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.29 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 34.98 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 24.14 |
Debut Appearances
🟢 CF Ron Wylie | 🏴 | #467 | £9,250 signing from Notts County
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
In the first game post Eric Houghton Villa do what seemed impossible a week earlier as his former players, subject to a reshuffle but adding only new forward Ron Wylie, beat third placed Preston. Managerless Villa however remain rock bottom of the first division table.
Managerless Villa record their second win in eight to make it five wins, three draws and eleven defeats in nineteen division one games so far this season.
Meanwhile, forward Ron Wylie made his Villa debut aged 25 after moving from Notts County earlier this month.
Starting XI
Won
2-0
🟩 22 Nov 1958, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Les Smith | 24' (pen) | Peter McParland | 26' |
Assist(s) | Ron Wylie | 26' |
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1' Debut, Ron Wylie
⚽ | 24' Goal, 1-0, Les Smith (pen)
⚽ | 26' Goal, 2-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Ron Wylie
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Preston North End
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Preston North End
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #249 |
Saturday, 22 November 1958
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Management Committee 1958 (Caretaker)
Referee: Robert Smith | 🏴 | Newport, 1955-1963
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Robert Smith | 🏴 | Newport, 1955-1963
Linesmen: J. Jones; L. Clarke
Previous 5 vs. Preston: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
Head to Head
Total 🕒 89 | 🟩 W46 (52% ) | 🟨 D10 | 🇺(63% ) | 🟥 L33 (37% ) | ⚽ 165 | 🥅 133 | GD 32
Match Stats
Not recorded
Management Committee 1958
🕒 1 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 0 🟥 0 | 3
Villa Career Form:
Champions
What they Said
Division One
Preston North End
9-4-6, 22 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 28,060
GK Fred Else | 🏴 |
LB Joe Walton | 🏴 |
CB Joe Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Willie Cunningham | 🏴 |
M Frank O’Farrell | 🇮🇪 |
M Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
W Derek Mayers | 🏴 |
W Gil Lambert | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Baxter | 🏴 |
F Tommy Thompson (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Dennis Hatsell | 🏴 |
Cliff Britton | 🏴 |
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: 1937–38
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Fred Else | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Joe Dunn | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB Joe Walton | 🏴 |
RB Willie Cunningham | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Frank O’Farrell | 🇮🇪 |
M Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Derek Mayers | 🏴 |
W Gil Lambert | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Jimmy Baxter | 🏴 |
F Tommy Thompson (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Dennis Hatsell | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1958-59
Playing Squad
GK Bill Beaton | 🏴 | #466 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | #453 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | #450 |
FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴 | #456 |
FB Doug Winton | 🏴 | #468 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | #462 |
FB John Sharples | 🏴 | #463 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 | #426 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | #422 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | #447 |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴 | #442 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | #439 |
W Jack Willis | 🏴 | #464 |
W Ken Barrett | 🏴 | #465 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | #452 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | #431 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 | #443 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 | #455 |
CF Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | #460 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | #448 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | #396 |
CF Ron Wylie | 🏴 | #467 |
F Wally Hazelden | 🏴 | #459 |
