Game #2509
Aston Villa
Saturday, 22 November 1958
Won
22nd (-)
WLLLW
Division One
Attendance: 28,060
Preston North End
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Preston North End
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Les Smith, scored from the spot to earn Villa their fifth win in nineteen under Eric Houghton this season, Saturday, 22 November 1958.
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Saturday, 22 November 1958
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's 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.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937–38
FIXTURE HISTORY
Preston North End
Previous 5 vs. Preston: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #249 |
Saturday, 22 November 1958
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | WLLLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 249 | 🟩 | 88 🟨 65 🟥 96 | 1.32
Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Preston North End
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 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Cliff Britton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Dennis Jackson |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Vic Crowe |
W Les Smith |
F Peter McParland |
F Jackie Sewell |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Gerry Hitchens |
F Ron Wylie |
Preston North End
Else, Walton, Dunn, Cunningham, O’Farrell, Milne, Baxter, Thompson (ex), Mayers, Lambert, Hatsell. Manager: Cliff Britton.
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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