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Game #2511

Aston Villa

5-4-12, 14 PTS

Saturday, 6 December 1958

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Drew

22nd (-)

Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨

Division One

Manchester City

5-6-9, 16 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 21,684

🟨 6 Dec 1958, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

Aston Villa

1-1

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Manchester City

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Assist(s) | Jackie Sewell | 78' |

🟨 6 Dec 1958, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 6 December 1958

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City
🥅 | 70' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Alan Kirkman
⚽ | 78' Goal, 1-1, Billy Myerscough, Assist by Jackie Sewell
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester 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

🟨 6 Dec 1958, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 6 December 1958

  • Managerless Villa secure a draw to make five wins, four draws and twelve defeats in twenty one division one games so far this season.

  • Villa take a point off fellow strugglers Manchester City but remain bottom of the pile as the search for a new manager to replace Eric Houghton is delayed once again.

🟨 6 Dec 1958, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

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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

Manchester City

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League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1955-56

FIXTURE HISTORY

Manchester City

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Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩

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

🟨 6 Dec 1958, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 6 December 1958

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🟨 6 Dec 1958, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Management Committee 1958 (Caretaker)
Referee: Jack Swain | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Cleethorpes, 1956-1958
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Management Committee 1958

🕒 3 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 1 🟥 1 | 1.33

Villa Career Form:

Mid Table

Management Committee 1958

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

🟨 6 Dec 1958, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Jack Swain | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Cleethorpes, 1956-1958

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS

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None

CARDS

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None

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

🟨 6 Dec 1958, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Billy Myerscough replaces Wally Hazelden.

Starting XI Average Age
| 28.61 |

Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 35.01 |

Youngest Player |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 24.18 |

Referee

🟨 6 Dec 1958, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

MANAGER

Management Committee 1958

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Aston Villa

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

MANAGER

Les McDowall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Manchester City

GK Bert Trautmann | 🇩🇪 |
LB Peter Horridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Dave Ewing | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Cliff Sear | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Kenneth Barnes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Roy Cheetham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Colin Barlow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IF Alan Kirkman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Ray Sambrook | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F George Hannah | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Joe Hayes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Line Ups

🟨 6 Dec 1958, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟨 6 Dec 1958, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, 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

🟨 6 Dec 1958, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS

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

SQUAD STATS

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

🟨 6 Dec 1958, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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🟨 6 Dec 1958, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

UNAVAILABLE

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Injury | 2 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

Unavailable

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

🟨 6 Dec 1958, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

🟨 6 Dec 1958, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟨 6 Dec 1958, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO

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