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Game #2511

Aston Villa

5-4-12, 14 PTS

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Saturday, 6 December 1958

22nd (-)

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ

GK Nigel Sims | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Peter Aldis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Dennis Jackson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
F Jackie Sewell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Gerry Hitchens | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Billy Myerscough | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |

Management Committee 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: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1956-57

Matchday Squad

Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Sims | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Defenders
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Full Backs
FB Peter Aldis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Dennis Jackson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Midfielders
M Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |

Wingers
W Les Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |

Forwards
F Jackie Sewell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Gerry Hitchens | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Billy Myerscough | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Unavailable

Injury | 2 |
FB Stan Lynn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Ron Wylie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Team News

Billy Myerscough replaces Wally Hazelden.

Team Stats

Starting XI Average Age
| 28.61 |

Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 35.01 |

Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 24.18 |

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Drew

1-1

๐ŸŸจ 6 Dec 1958, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Billy Myerscough | 78' |

Assist(s) | Jackie Sewell | 78' |

Match Timeline

๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City
๐Ÿฅ… | 70' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Alan Kirkman
โšฝ | 78' Goal, 1-1, Billy Myerscough, Assist by Jackie Sewell
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City

Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 6 December 1958

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Management Committee 1958 (Caretaker)
Referee: Jack Swain | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Cleethorpes, 1956-1958
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ŸŸจ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ŸŸจ Drew
FT Score: ๐ŸŸจ 1-1
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ

Officials

Referee: Jack Swain | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Cleethorpes, 1956-1958
Linesmen: C. Watts; F. Smith

Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 85 | ๐ŸŸฉ 35 | ๐ŸŸจ 19 | ๐ŸŸฅ 31 | โšฝ 148 | ๐Ÿฅ… 139 |
League ๐Ÿ•’ 79 | ๐ŸŸฉ 33 | ๐ŸŸจ 18 | ๐ŸŸฅ 28 | โšฝ 139 | ๐Ÿฅ… 126 |
FA Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | ๐ŸŸฉ 2 | ๐ŸŸจ 1 | ๐ŸŸฅ 3 | โšฝ 9 | ๐Ÿฅ… 12 |
Home ๐Ÿ•’ 44 | ๐ŸŸฉ 27 | ๐ŸŸจ 10 | ๐ŸŸฅ 7 | โšฝ 92 | ๐Ÿฅ… 47 |
Away ๐Ÿ•’ 40 | ๐ŸŸฉ 8 | ๐ŸŸจ 9 | ๐ŸŸฅ 23 | โšฝ 55 | ๐Ÿฅ… 70 |
Neutral ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | ๐ŸŸฉ 0 | ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿฅ… 6 |

Match Stats

Not recorded

Management Committee 1958

๐Ÿ•’ 3 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 1 ๐ŸŸจ 1 ๐ŸŸฅ 1 | 1.33

Villa Career Form:

Mid Table

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Division One

Manchester City

5-6-9, 16 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 21,684

GK Bert Trautmann | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช |
LB Peter Horridge | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Dave Ewing | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Cliff Sear | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Kenneth Barnes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Roy Cheetham | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Colin Barlow | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Alan Kirkman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
F Ray Sambrook | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Hannah | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Joe Hayes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Les McDowall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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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: ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1955-56

Opposition Matchday Squad

Goalkeepers
GK Bert Trautmann | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช |

Defenders
D Dave Ewing | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Full Backs
LB Peter Horridge | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Cliff Sear | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |

Midfielders
M Kenneth Barnes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Roy Cheetham | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Wingers
W Colin Barlow | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Forwards
F Alan Kirkman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Ray Sambrook | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Hannah | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Joe Hayes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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Starting XI
GK Nigel Sims | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

121

โœ…

121

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

45

๐ŸŸจ

32

๐ŸŸฅ

44

โ›”

28

๐Ÿฅ…

207

FB Dennis Jackson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

6

โœ…

6

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

2

๐ŸŸจ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

3

CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

124

โœ…

124

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

1

๐ŸŸฉ

47

๐ŸŸจ

33

๐ŸŸฅ

44

LB Peter Aldis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

271

โœ…

271

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

2

๐ŸŸฉ

105

๐ŸŸจ

71

๐ŸŸฅ

95

M Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

103

โœ…

103

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

4

๐ŸŸฉ

35

๐ŸŸจ

23

๐ŸŸฅ

45

W Les Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

113

โœ…

113

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

24

34

๐ŸŸฉ

45

๐ŸŸจ

30

๐ŸŸฅ

38

W Peter McParland | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
๐Ÿ•’

197

โœ…

197

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

57

27

๐ŸŸฉ

62

๐ŸŸจ

56

๐ŸŸฅ

79

F Johnny Dixon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

398

โœ…

398

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

142

60

๐ŸŸฉ

152

๐ŸŸจ

104

๐ŸŸฅ

142

F Billy Myerscough | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

54

โœ…

54

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

12

9

๐ŸŸฉ

20

๐ŸŸจ

14

๐ŸŸฅ

20

F Jackie Sewell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

122

โœ…

122

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

36

25

๐ŸŸฉ

41

๐ŸŸจ

35

๐ŸŸฅ

46

CF Gerry Hitchens | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

41

โœ…

41

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

19

9

๐ŸŸฉ

15

๐ŸŸจ

7

๐ŸŸฅ

19

Substitutes
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Match Media
On This Day
  • Managerless Villa secure a draw to make five wins, four draws and twelve defeats in twenty one division one games so far this season.

  • Villa take a point off fellow strugglers Manchester City but remain bottom of the pile as the search for a new manager to replace Eric Houghton is delayed once again.

What they Said

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