Game #2486
Aston Villa
14-5-19, 33 PTS
Tuesday, 8 April 1958
Won
16th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Bolton Wanderers
14-8-16, 36 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,745
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-0
Bolton Wanderers
Assist(s) | Les Smith | 8' | Billy Myerscough | 21' |
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 8 April 1958
⚽ | 8' Goal, 1-0, Stan Lynn, Assist by Les Smith
⚽ | 21' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Billy Myerscough
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Bolton Wanderers
⚽ | 66' Goal, 3-0, Jackie Sewell
⚽ | 77' Goal, 4-0, John Higgins o.g.
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-0 Bolton Wanderers
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 8 April 1958
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Bolton Wanderers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1928-29
Aston Villa
Bolton Wanderers
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #226 |
Tuesday, 8 April 1958
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🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 226 | 🟩 | 81 🟨 60 🟥 85 | 1.34
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.86 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 31.23 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 23.52 |
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa 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 Billy Myerscough | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Bill Ridding | 🏴 |
Bolton Wanderers
GK Joe Dean | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Banks | 🏴 |
CB John Higgins | 🏴 |
RB Roy Hartle | 🏴 |
M Graham Stanley | 🏴 |
M Bryan Edwards | 🏴 |
W Brian Birch | 🏴 |
W Doug Holden | 🏴 |
F Peter Deakin | 🏴 |
CF Ralph Gubbins | 🏴 |
CF Dennis Stevens | 🏴 |
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa 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
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Bolton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 8 Apr 1958, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park