Game #2511
Aston Villa
5-4-12, 14 PTS
Saturday, 6 December 1958
Drew
22nd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 21,684
Manchester City
Villa Park
5-6-9, 16 PTS
Aston Villa
1-1
Manchester City
Assist(s) | Jackie Sewell | 78' |
MATCH SUMMARY
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.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 December 1958
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City
🥅 | 70' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Alan Kirkman
⚽ | 78' Goal, 1-1, Billy Myerscough, Assist by Jackie Sewell
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City
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.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Manchester City
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1955-56
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 6 December 1958
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Management Committee 1958 (Caretaker)
Referee: Jack Swain | 🏴 | Cleethorpes, -1958
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Management Committee 1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 3 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 1 🟥 1 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Swain | 🏴 | Cleethorpes, -1958
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Manchester City
None
TEAM NEWS
Billy Myerscough replaces Wally Hazelden.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.61 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 35.01 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 24.18 |
MANAGER
Management Committee 1958
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 Billy Myerscough | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Les McDowall | 🏴 |
Manchester City
GK Bert Trautmann | 🇩🇪 |
LB Peter Horridge | 🏴 |
D Dave Ewing | 🏴 |
LB Cliff Sear | 🏴 |
M Kenneth Barnes | 🏴 |
M Roy Cheetham | 🏴 |
W Colin Barlow | 🏴 |
IF Alan Kirkman | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ray Sambrook | 🏴 |
F George Hannah | 🏴 |
F Joe Hayes | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
Manchester City XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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