Game #2475
Aston Villa
9-4-14, 22 PTS
Saturday, 18 January 1958
Lost
17th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Luton Town
14-4-9, 32 PTS
Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 16,619
🟥 18 Jan 1958, Villa 0-3 Luton, Kenilworth Road
Luton Town
3-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 18 Jan 1958, Villa 0-3 Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 January 1958
🕒 | HT Luton Town 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 55' Goal, 0-1, (Luton Town), Jimmy Adam
🥅 | 61' Goal, 0-2, (Luton Town), Gordon Turner
🥅 | 76' Goal, 0-3, (Luton Town), George McLeod
🕒 | FT Luton Town 3-0 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 18 Jan 1958, Villa 0-3 Luton, Kenilworth Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 18 January 1958
Villa are heavily beaten for the second successive game as they are swept aside at Kenilworth Road.
Eric Houghton's Villa lose to end a run of three successive League games to make it nine wins, four draws and fourteen defeats in twenty seven division one games.
Meanwhile, centre back George Ashfield made his final appearance for Villa aged 23 before moving on to Chester in February 1959. Ashfield played for Villa between 1955-56 and 1957-58 making 10 appearances.
🟥 18 Jan 1958, Villa 0-3 Luton, Kenilworth Road
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 CB George Ashfield | 🏴 |
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Luton Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 18 Jan 1958, Villa 0-3 Luton, Kenilworth Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #215 |
Saturday, 18 January 1958
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🟥 18 Jan 1958, Villa 0-3 Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Jack Hunt | 🏴 | Emsworth, -1958
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 215 | 🟩 | 76 🟨 59 🟥 80 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 18 Jan 1958, Villa 0-3 Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Hunt | 🏴 | Emsworth, -1958
Matches Officiated: 0
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟥 18 Jan 1958, Villa 0-3 Luton, Kenilworth Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Trevor Birch and Tommy Southren replace Pat Saward and Les Smith.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.23 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 31.01 |
Youngest Player |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 | 22.39 |
🟥 18 Jan 1958, Villa 0-3 Luton, Kenilworth Road
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
CB George Ashfield | 🏴 | 🔴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Dally Duncan | 🏴 |
Luton Town
GK Ron Baynham | 🏴 |
D Ken Hawkes | 🏴 |
CB Syd Owen | 🏴 |
RB Seamus Dunne | 🇮🇪 |
M Reg Pearce | 🏴 |
M Bob Morton | 🏴 |
M John Groves | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Adam | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W George McLeod | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Gordon Turner | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Allan Brown | 🏴 |
🟥 18 Jan 1958, Villa 0-3 Luton, Kenilworth Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 18 Jan 1958, Villa 0-3 Luton, Kenilworth Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟥 18 Jan 1958, Villa 0-3 Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 18 Jan 1958, Villa 0-3 Luton, Kenilworth Road
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Luton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
🟥 18 Jan 1958, Villa 0-3 Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 18 Jan 1958, Villa 0-3 Luton, Kenilworth Road
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 6 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 18 Jan 1958, Villa 0-3 Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 18 Jan 1958, Villa 0-3 Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 18 Jan 1958, Villa 0-3 Luton, Kenilworth Road