Game #2488
Aston Villa
15-6-19, 36 PTS
Saturday, 19 April 1958
Won
15th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
11-7-23, 29 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,995
🟩 19 Apr 1958, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Sheffield Wednesday
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 80' |
🟩 19 Apr 1958, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 April 1958
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
⚽ | 58' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens
⚽ | 80' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
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
🟩 19 Apr 1958, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 April 1958
Villa's best run of the season with just two games to go sees them go unbeaten in four with three wins and up to 15th in the table.
Eric Houghton's Villa make it four unbeaten in the League for the first time this season and record their fourth win in six to make it fifteen wins, six draws and nineteen defeats in forty division one games as form comes to Villa at the tail end of the campaign.
🟩 19 Apr 1958, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
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
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1934–35
🟩 19 Apr 1958, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #228 |
Saturday, 19 April 1958
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🟩 19 Apr 1958, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Roger Woan | 🏴 | London, 1958-1963
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 19 Apr 1958, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Woan | 🏴 | London, 1958-1963
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 19 Apr 1958, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the fourth successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.89 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 31.25 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 23.55 |
🟩 19 Apr 1958, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, 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 | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Eric Taylor | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
GK Ron Springett | 🏴 |
LB Norman Curtis | 🏴 |
CB Peter Swan | 🏴 |
CB Ralph O’Donnell | 🏴 |
RB Ron Staniforth | 🏴 |
M Don Gibson | 🏴 |
W Derek Wilkinson | 🏴 |
W Alan Finney | 🏴 |
F Redfern Froggatt | 🏴 |
F Albert Quixall | 🏴 |
CF Roy Shiner | 🏴 |
🟩 19 Apr 1958, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 19 Apr 1958, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, 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
🟩 19 Apr 1958, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 19 Apr 1958, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Wednesday XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 19 Apr 1958, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 19 Apr 1958, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 19 Apr 1958, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 19 Apr 1958, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 19 Apr 1958, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park