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
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
🟩 25 Aug 1958, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 25 August 1958
The scoreline looks close but in reality Portsmouth were never in a game that Villa dominated from start to finish. Villa take both points and extend their unbeaten run to eight.
Eric Houghton's Villa make it eight games unbeaten including the end of the 1957-58 campaign as they beat Portsmouth at Villa Park to start the season in strong form.
🟩 25 Aug 1958, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, 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
Portsmouth
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1949-50
🟩 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, 1957-1958
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 25 Aug 1958, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Frank Collinge | 🏴 | Rochdale, 1957-1958
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
🟩 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
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 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