Game #2489
Aston Villa
16-6-19, 38 PTS
Saturday, 26 April 1958
Won
14th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Manchester City
22-5-15, 49 PTS
Maine Road
Attendance: 28,275
🟩 26 Apr 1958, Villa 2-1 Man City, Maine Road
Manchester City
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟩 26 Apr 1958, Villa 2-1 Man City, Maine Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 April 1958
🥅 | 17' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Joe Hayes
⚽ | 19' Goal, 1-1, Les Smith
⚽ | 31' Goal, 2-1, Jackie Sewell
🕒 | HT Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa
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
🟩 26 Apr 1958, Villa 2-1 Man City, Maine Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 April 1958
Villa's end of season pick up in form continues as they glide to victory at Maine Road.
Eric Houghton's Villa extend their unbeaten League to five as they hit their best run of form at the tail end of the season with five wins in the last seven to make it sixteen wins, six draws and nineteen defeats in forty one division one games.
🟩 26 Apr 1958, Villa 2-1 Man City, Maine Road
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
Manchester City
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1955-56
🟩 26 Apr 1958, Villa 2-1 Man City, Maine Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #229 |
Saturday, 26 April 1958
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🟩 26 Apr 1958, Villa 2-1 Man City, Maine Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Thomas Blenkinsop | 🏴 | South Shields, 1956-1958
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 26 Apr 1958, Villa 2-1 Man City, Maine Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Thomas Blenkinsop | 🏴 | South Shields, 1956-1958
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
🟩 26 Apr 1958, Villa 2-1 Man City, Maine Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the fifth successive game for the first time this season.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.91 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 31.27 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 23.56 |
🟩 26 Apr 1958, Villa 2-1 Man City, Maine Road
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
Les McDowall | 🏴 |
Manchester City
GK Bert Trautmann | 🇩🇪 |
RB Bill Leivers | 🏴 |
CB Ken Branagan | 🏴 |
LB Cliff Sear | 🏴 |
M Kenneth Barnes | 🏴 |
M Roy Warhurst | 🏴 |
W Colin Barlow | 🏴 |
W Paddy Fagan | 🇮🇪 |
F Ray Sambrook | 🏴 |
F Joe Hayes | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Johnny Hart | 🏴 |
🟩 26 Apr 1958, Villa 2-1 Man City, Maine Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 26 Apr 1958, Villa 2-1 Man City, Maine Road
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
🟩 26 Apr 1958, Villa 2-1 Man City, Maine Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 26 Apr 1958, Villa 2-1 Man City, Maine Road
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Manchester City XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
🟩 26 Apr 1958, Villa 2-1 Man City, Maine Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 Apr 1958, Villa 2-1 Man City, Maine Road
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 Apr 1958, Villa 2-1 Man City, Maine Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Apr 1958, Villa 2-1 Man City, Maine Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 26 Apr 1958, Villa 2-1 Man City, Maine Road