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Game #2538
1958-59
Position:
21st (-2)
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Villa Park
Attendance: 43,138
Monday, 8 September 1958
Aston Villa
1-3
Wolves
Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
AT A GLANCE
Game #2538
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #236 |
Monday, 8 September 1958
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-3 |
Last 5 Games | WLLLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
MATCH INCIDENTS
Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
💥+ | Incidents e.g. penalty awarded
💥- | Incidents e.g. penalty conceded, goal disallowed
💥 | Incidents e.g. refused clear pen
🆘 | Notably poor refereeing performance
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.71 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 34.77 |
Youngest Player |
F Wally Hazelden | 17.58 |
TEAM NEWS
Jimmy Dugdale, John Sharples (debut) and Johnny Dixon replace Peter Aldis, Vic Crowe and Jackie Sewell.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton
STAFF
STARTING LINE UP
GK Nigel Sims |
FB John Sharples |
FB Stan Lynn |
FB Gordon Lee |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Pat Saward |
W Les Smith |
F Gerry Hitchens |
F Peter McParland |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Wally Hazelden |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
THE OPPOSITION
Finlayson, Harris, Stuart, Wright, Slater, Clamp, Broadbent (ex), (g) Booth (g), Murray (g), Deeley, Mullen. Manager: Stan Cullis.
ex: Also played for the Villa
g: Scored
s/o: Sent off
s-: Sub off; s+: Sub on
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa suffer a fourth successive defeat for the first time since October 1953 and have now shipped eighteen goals in four games as they lose at home for the second time this season. As a result Villa make it one win, one draw and four defeats in six division one games so far this season, scoring eleven and conceding twenty one with an unexpected season of struggle looking inevitable.
Meanwhile, full back John Sharples made his Villa debut aged 24 after moving from Heath Town in October 1955.
Gerry Hitchens, scored for the third game in succession but Villa are beaten once again and have now conceded eighteen in four games, Monday, 8 September 1958.
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