Game #2479
Aston Villa
10-5-16, 25 PTS
Saturday, 1 March 1958
Won
16th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Newcastle United
9-5-16, 23 PTS
St James' Park
Attendance: 40,135
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
Newcastle United
2-4
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Les Smith | 89' |
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 March 1958
⚽ | 9' Goal, 1-0, Les Smith
🥅 | 12' Goal, 1-1, (Newcastle United), Arthur Bottom
⚽ | 16' Goal, 2-1, Gerry Hitchens
🥅 | 42' Goal, 2-2, (Newcastle United), Bobby Mitchell (pen)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-2 Newcastle United
⚽ | 89' Goal, 3-2, Jimmy Dugdale, Assist by Les Smith
⚽ | 90' Goal, 4-2, Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Newcastle United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 March 1958
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Newcastle United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1954-55
Aston Villa
Newcastle United
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #219 |
Saturday, 1 March 1958
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🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Peter Rhodes | 🏴 | York, 1954-1967 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 219 | 🟩 | 77 🟨 60 🟥 82 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Rhodes | 🏴 | York, 1954-1967 🆘
Matches Officiated: 0
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
🆘 Yet another poor display from Rhodes who gifted Newcastle a non-existent penalty equaliser.
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Peter Aldis and Wally Hazelden replace Tommy Southren and Les Jones.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.79 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 31.12 |
Youngest Player |
F Wally Hazelden | 🏴 | 17.05 |
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Wally Hazelden | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Stan Seymour | 🏴 |
Newcastle United
GK Stewart Mitchell | 🏴 |
LB Alf McMichael | 🇬🇧 |
CB Bill McKinney | 🏴 |
CB Bob Stokoe | 🏴 |
M Albert Franks | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Scoular | 🏴 |
W Bobby Mitchell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F George Eastham | 🏴 |
CF Arthur Bottom | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Bill Curry | 🏴 |
CF Alex Tait | 🏴 |
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
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
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Newcastle XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James' Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James' Park