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'
Newcastle United
2-4

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Les Smith | 89' |
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James'


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
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James'

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 March 1958
Villa grab two goals in the final two minutes to secure a desperately needed win and climb back to 16th in the table.
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the first time in six to make it ten wins, five draws and sixteen defeats in thirty one division one games.
Despite the 30% win rate, Houghton's team have delivered six of those wins with strong scorelines of 5-1, 4-3, 5-2, 3-0, 5-2 and 4-2.
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James'

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Newcastle United


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1954-55
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James'
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'
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Peter Rhodes | 🏴 | York, 1958-1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James'

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Rhodes | 🏴 | York, 1958-1965
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
🆘 Yet another poor display from Rhodes who gifted Newcastle a non-existent penalty equaliser.
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James'

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'
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 | 🏴 |
W 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'
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James'
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'
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James'
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'
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James'
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'


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 1 Mar 1958, Villa 4-2 Newcastle, St James'


MATCH REPORTS
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