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Game #2501

Aston Villa

3-2-6, 8 PTS

Saturday, 4 October 1958

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Won

22nd (-1)

Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩

Division One

Newcastle United

5-1-5, 11 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 29,801

🟩 4 Oct 1958, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

Aston Villa

2-1

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Newcastle United

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Assist(s) | Les Smith | 35' | Gerry Hitchens | 53' |

🟩 4 Oct 1958, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 4 October 1958

🟢 | 1' Debut, Ken Barrett
⚽ | 35' Goal, 1-0, Ken Barrett, Assist by Les Smith
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle United
⚽ | 53' Goal, 2-0, Ken Barrett, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
🥅 | 66' Goal, 2-1, (Newcastle United), Len White
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Newcastle United

Match Statistics

Not recorded

🟩 4 Oct 1958, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 4 October 1958

Eric Houghton's Villa reverse the form book as they win successive games having lost their previous six to make it three wins, two draws and six defeats in eleven division one games so far this season. Meanwhile, winger Ken Barrett made a goalscoring debut for Villa aged 20 - scoring twice - after moving from Stoke Works, Bromsgrove in January 1957.

🟩 4 Oct 1958, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

🟢 W Ken Barrett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

FINAL APPEARANCES

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Aston Villa

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

Newcastle United

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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1954-55

Aston Villa

Newcastle United

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FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa v

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Newcastle United

Previous 5 vs. Newcastle: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

🟩 4 Oct 1958, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #241 |
Saturday, 4 October 1958

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🟩 4 Oct 1958, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Frank Cowen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Oldham, -1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Matches
Fixture

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 241 | 🟩 | 86 🟨 64 🟥 91 | 1.34

Villa Career Form:

Mid Table

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

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Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

🟩 4 Oct 1958, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS

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Referee: Frank Cowen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Oldham, -1965
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

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CARDS

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None

None

🟩 4 Oct 1958, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Eric Houghton hands Ken Barrett his debut in place of Peter McParland.

Starting XI Average Age
| 27.10 |

Oldest Player |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 31.72 |

Youngest Player |
W Ken Barrett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 20.43 |

Referee
Manager

🟩 4 Oct 1958, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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Aston Villa

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Sharples | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Ken Barrett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |

MANAGER

Charlie Mitten | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Newcastle United

GK Bryan Harvey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Jackie Bell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Bill McKinney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Bobby Ferguson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Bob Stokoe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jimmy Scoular | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Gordon Hughes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Bobby Mitchell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Reg Davies | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
CF Arthur Bottom | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Len White | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Line Ups

🟩 4 Oct 1958, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Substitutes

🟩 4 Oct 1958, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, 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

🟩 4 Oct 1958, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS

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

SQUAD STATS

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

🟩 4 Oct 1958, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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🟩 4 Oct 1958, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

UNAVAILABLE

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Injury | 1 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

International Duty | 1 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

Unavailable

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

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