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Game #2491

Aston Villa

0-1-0, 1 PTS

Saturday, 23 August 1958

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Drew

10th=

Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨

Division One

Birmingham City

0-1-0, 1 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 55,198

🟨 23 Aug 1958, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

Aston Villa

1-1

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Birmingham City

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🟨 23 Aug 1958, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 23 August 1958

🥅 | 14' Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Peter Murphy
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Birmingham City
⚽ | 52' Goal, 1-1, Stan Lynn, pen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Birmingham City

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

🟨 23 Aug 1958, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 23 August 1958

  • Villa open the season with a disappointing home draw with neighbours Birmingham that leaves both sides of the city concerned as to what 1958-59 will bring.

  • Eric Houghton's Villa open 1958 with a draw against neighbours Birmingham to make it seven games unbeaten including the end of the 1957-58 campaign.

🟨 23 Aug 1958, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

None

FINAL APPEARANCES

🔴 W Tommy Southren | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1954-58 🕒 74 | ✅ 74 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 7 | 🔥 13 | 🇺 - | #443 |

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57

Birmingham City

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY

Birmingham City

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Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟨 23 Aug 1958, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #231 |
Saturday, 23 August 1958

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🟨 23 Aug 1958, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Alf Bond | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | London
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟨 23 Aug 1958, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Alf Bond | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | London, 1953-1958

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS

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CARDS

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Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟨 23 Aug 1958, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Starting XI Average Age
| 28.39 |

Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 34.73 |

Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 23.89 |

Referee

🟨 23 Aug 1958, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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Aston Villa

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

MANAGER

Arthur Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Birmingham City

GK Gil Merrick | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Ken Green | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Trevor Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Jeff Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dick Neal Jr. | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Brian Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Harry Hooper | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IF Peter Murphy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Bunny Larkin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Eddy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Bryan Orritt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

Line Ups

🟨 23 Aug 1958, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟨 23 Aug 1958, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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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

Squad Bios

🟨 23 Aug 1958, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS

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Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 10/11

SQUAD STATS

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Birmingham XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 11/11

🟨 23 Aug 1958, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

🟨 23 Aug 1958, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟨 23 Aug 1958, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

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