Game #2477
Aston Villa
9-5-15, 23 PTS
Saturday, 8 February 1958
Lost
17th (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division One
Leicester City
9-3-17, 21 PTS
Filbert Street
Attendance: 25,535
🟥 8 Feb 1958, Villa 1-6 Leicester, Filbert Street
Leicester City
6-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Jackie Sewell | 27' |
🟥 8 Feb 1958, Villa 1-6 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 February 1958
🥅 | 3' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Don Walker
🥅 | 7' Goal, 0-2, (Leicester City), Stan Lynn o.g.
⚽ | 27' Goal, 1-2, Tommy Southren, Assist by Jackie Sewell
🥅 | 43' Goal, 1-3, (Leicester City), Howard Riley
🥅 | 44' Goal, 1-4, (Leicester City), Derek Hogg
🕒 | HT Leicester City 4-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 70' Goal, 1-5, (Leicester City), Derek Hogg
🥅 | 87' Goal, 1-6, (Leicester City), Howard Riley
🕒 | FT Leicester City 6-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 8 Feb 1958, Villa 1-6 Leicester, Filbert Street
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 February 1958
In the aftermath of the Munich Air Disaster Villa are once again well beaten, this time by a side below them in the table. Villa sink back to 17th.
Eric Houghton's Villa suffer their heaviest defeat of the season to date as they are hammered at Filbert Street to make it nine wins, five draws and fifteen defeats in twenty nine division one games.
Meanwhile, Stan Crowther made his final appearance for Villa aged 23 before moving to Manchester United later this month in the aftermath of the Munich Air Disaster. Crowther played for Villa in 1956-57 and 1957-58 making 62 appearances and scoring 4 goals
🟥 8 Feb 1958, Villa 1-6 Leicester, Filbert Street
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Stan Crowther | 🏴 |
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 8 Feb 1958, Villa 1-6 Leicester, Filbert Street
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #217 |
Saturday, 8 February 1958
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🟥 8 Feb 1958, Villa 1-6 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: D. T. Blues | 🏴 | Richmond, -1958
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-6
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 217 | 🟩 | 76 🟨 60 🟥 81 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 8 Feb 1958, Villa 1-6 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: D. T. Blues | 🏴 | Richmond, -1958
Matches Officiated: 0
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟥 8 Feb 1958, Villa 1-6 Leicester, Filbert Street
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tommy Southren replaces Wally Hazelden.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.38 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 31.06 |
Youngest Player |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 | 22.45 |
🟥 8 Feb 1958, Villa 1-6 Leicester, Filbert Street
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Les Jones | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 | 🔴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Dave Halliday | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK John Anderson | 🏴 |
D Willie Cunningham | 🇬🇧 |
D Joe Baillie | 🏴 |
CB Ian King | 🏴 |
M Eddie Russell | 🏴 |
M Don Walker | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Howard Riley | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Derek Hogg | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Jimmy Walsh | 🏴 |
CF Derek Hines | 🏴 |
CF Johnny Morris | 🏴 |
🟥 8 Feb 1958, Villa 1-6 Leicester, Filbert Street
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 8 Feb 1958, Villa 1-6 Leicester, Filbert Street
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
🟥 8 Feb 1958, Villa 1-6 Leicester, Filbert Street
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 | |
|---|---|
🟥 8 Feb 1958, Villa 1-6 Leicester, Filbert Street
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Leicester XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 8 Feb 1958, Villa 1-6 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 8 Feb 1958, Villa 1-6 Leicester, Filbert Street
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 8 Feb 1958, Villa 1-6 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 8 Feb 1958, Villa 1-6 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 8 Feb 1958, Villa 1-6 Leicester, Filbert Street