Game #2490
Aston Villa
16-7-19, 39 PTS
Wednesday, 30 April 1958
Drew
14th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division One
Nottingham Forest
16-10-16, 42 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 21,043
🟨 30 Apr 1958, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
Nottingham Forest
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Billy Myserscough | 16' |
🟨 30 Apr 1958, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 30 April 1958
⚽ | 16' Goal, 1-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Billy Myerscough
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Nottingham Forest
🥅 | 75' Goal, 1-1, (Nottingham Forest), Pat Saward og
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Nottingham Forest
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
🟨 30 Apr 1958, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 30 April 1958
Eric Houghton's Villa extend their unbeaten League to six as they end the campaign in their best run of form of the season with five wins in their last eight games and just one defeat to make it sixteen wins, seven draws and nineteen defeats in forty one division two games. As a result, a season that began with fourteen defeats in twenty four ended in significantly more healthy fashion however Villa, under Houghton, finished four places below the previous season with no Cup run to boot.
🟨 30 Apr 1958, Villa 1-1 Forest, 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
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1897-98
🟨 30 Apr 1958, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #230 |
Wednesday, 30 April 1958
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🟨 30 Apr 1958, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: J. J. Baxter | 🏴 | Bassingbourne, -1958
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 30 Apr 1958, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: J. J. Baxter | 🏴 | Bassingbourne, 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
🟨 30 Apr 1958, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the sixth successive game for the first time this season.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.92 |
Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 31.28 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 23.58 |
🟨 30 Apr 1958, Villa 1-1 Forest, 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
Billy Walker | 🏴 | (ex)
Nottingham Forest
GK Arthur Lightening | 🇿🇦 |
D Jack Hutchinson | 🏴 |
D Geoff Thomas | 🏴 |
CB Bob McKinlay | 🏴 |
M Jack Burkitt | 🏴 |
M Ron Farmer | 🏴 |
M John Quigley | 🏴 |
W Stewart Imlach | 🏴 |
W Billy Gray | 🏴 |
CF Chris Joyce | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Wilson | 🏴 |
🟨 30 Apr 1958, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟨 30 Apr 1958, Villa 1-1 Forest, 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
🟨 30 Apr 1958, Villa 1-1 Forest, 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 🇺
🟨 30 Apr 1958, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
Forest XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟨 30 Apr 1958, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 30 Apr 1958, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 30 Apr 1958, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 30 Apr 1958, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 30 Apr 1958, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park