Game #2482
Aston Villa
11-5-18, 27 PTS
Saturday, 29 March 1958


Lost
20th (-4)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
16-8-12, 40 PTS
White Hart Lane
Attendance: 34,102
🟥 29 Mar 1958, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Tottenham Hotspur
6-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 27' | Les Smith | 27' |
🟥 29 Mar 1958, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 March 1958
🥅 | 14' Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Bobby Smith
🥅 | 19' Goal, 0-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Bobby Smith
🥅 | 22' Goal, 0-3, (Tottenham Hotspur), Bobby Smith
⚽ | 27' Goal, 1-3, Jackie Sewell, Assist by Peter McParland
🥅 | 29' Goal, 1-4, (Tottenham Hotspur), Terry Medwin
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 57' Goal, 2-4, Peter McParland, Assist by Les Smith
🥅 | 76' Goal, 2-5, (Tottenham Hotspur), Bobby Smith
🥅 | 86' Goal, 2-6, (Tottenham Hotspur), Bobby Smith
🕒 | FT Tottenham Hotspur 6-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 29 Mar 1958, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 March 1958
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Tottenham Hotspur


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1950-51
🟥 29 Mar 1958, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #222 |
Saturday, 29 March 1958
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🟥 29 Mar 1958, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: B. A. E. Buckle | 🏴 | Northants, -1958
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-6
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 222 | 🟩 | 78 🟨 60 🟥 84 | 1.32
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: B. A. E. Buckle | 🏴 | Northants, -1958
Matches Officiated: 0
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟥 29 Mar 1958, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the fourth successive game for the first time this season.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.86 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 31.20 |
Youngest Player |
F Wally Hazelden | 🏴 | 17.13 |
🟥 29 Mar 1958, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane
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
Jimmy Anderson | 🏴 |

Tottenham Hotspur
GK Ted Ditchburn | 🏴 |
RB Johnny Hills | 🏴 |
CB Maurice Norman | 🏴 |
CB John Ryden | 🏴 |
LB Ron Henry | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
W Terry Medwin | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Cliff Jones | 🏴 |
F Johnny Brooks | 🏴 |
F Tommy Harmer | 🏴 |
CF Bobby Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟥 29 Mar 1958, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 29 Mar 1958, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane
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
🟥 29 Mar 1958, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane

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 | |
---|---|
🟥 29 Mar 1958, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS

Spurs XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 29 Mar 1958, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 29 Mar 1958, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 29 Mar 1958, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 29 Mar 1958, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH REPORTS
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