Game #2510
Aston Villa
Saturday, 29 November 1958
Lost
22nd (-)
LLLWL
Division One
Attendance: 14,923
Burnley
Turf Moor
Burnley
3-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Gerry Hitchens, scored but Villa lose for the twelfth time in twenty and Eric Houghton's 250th game in charge proves to be his last, Saturday, 29 November 1958.
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Saturday, 29 November 1958
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa mark his 250th game in charge with a sixth defeat in nine and their twelfth in twenty games so far this season. As a result Houghton would leave his managerial post with immediate effect with Villa facing an increasingly difficult fight to avoid relegation.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Burnley
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1920-21
FIXTURE HISTORY
Burnley
Previous 5 vs. Burnley: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #250 |
Saturday, 29 November 1958
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-3 |
Last 5 Games | LLLWL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 250 | 🟩 | 88 🟨 65 🟥 97 | 1.32
Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Burnley
TEAM NEWS
Wally Hazelden replaces Ron Wylie.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.62 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 34.99 |
Youngest Player |
F Wally Hazelden | 17.80 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
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 Wally Hazelden |
Burnley
McDonald, Smith, Angus, Adamson, Cummings, Smith, Pilkington, McIlroy (g), Robson, Pointer (g), Connelly (g). Manager: Harry Potts.
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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