Game #2492
Aston Villa
1-1-0, 3 PTS
Monday, 25 August 1958
Won
8th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Division One
Portsmouth
0-0-2, 0 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 35,172
🟩 25 Aug 1958, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2
Portsmouth
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 64' |
🟩 25 Aug 1958, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 25 August 1958
🥅 | 26' Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Crawford
⚽ | 32' Goal, 1-1, Billy Myerscough
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Portsmouth
⚽ | 54' Goal, 2-1, Johnny Dixon
⚽ | 64' Goal, 3-1, Peter McParland, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🥅 | Goal, 3-2, (Portsmouth), Nigel Sims o.g.
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Portsmouth
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 25 Aug 1958, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 25 August 1958
🟩 25 Aug 1958, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Portsmouth
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1949-50
Aston Villa
Portsmouth
🟩 25 Aug 1958, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #232 |
Monday, 25 August 1958
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🟩 25 Aug 1958, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Frank Collinge | 🏴 | Rochdale, -1958
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 232 | 🟩 | 84 🟨 63 🟥 85 | 1.36
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 25 Aug 1958, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Frank Collinge | 🏴 | Rochdale, -1958
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟩 25 Aug 1958, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Les Smith replaces Tommy Southren.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.36 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 34.73 |
Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 23.90 |
🟩 25 Aug 1958, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Freddie Cox | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
GK Norman Uprichard | 🇬🇧 |
CB Cyril Rutter | 🏴 |
D Tommy McGhee | 🏴 |
LB Basil Hayward | 🏴 |
M Harry Harris | 🏴 |
W Peter Harris | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Dickinson | 🏴 |
M Tommy Casey | 🇬🇧 |
W Alex Govan | 🏴 |
IF Johnny Gordon | 🏴 |
CF Ray Crawford | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 25 Aug 1958, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 25 Aug 1958, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, 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
🟩 25 Aug 1958, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 25 Aug 1958, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Portsmouth XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 25 Aug 1958, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 25 Aug 1958, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 25 Aug 1958, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 25 Aug 1958, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 25 Aug 1958, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park