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ASTON VILLA 1 - 1 FOREST - Wed Apr 30, 1958 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Wed Apr 30, 1958 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Villa Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-1 DRAWN
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1957-58
Referee:: J Baker
Attendance:: 21,043
League Week:: 42 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 11 10
Opp Before/After:: 14 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: SC Union 06 Berlin (Friendly)
League:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Aston Villa:: Sep 06, 1958

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2155 (of 5085)
League Tier 1:: 779 (of 2337)
Competitive:: 2366 (of 5827)
Total:: 3532 (of 7632)
Played:: 68 years, 4 months, 4 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: DDWLDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Pat Saward (75') (OG)

ASTON VILLA
Manager: Eric Houghton
Prior form: LWWDWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Gerry Hitchens (16')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Chic Thomson
2	D	36	Jack Hutchinson
3	D	32	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	22	Ronald Farmer	Last game
5	D	25	Bob McKinlay
6	M	32	Jack Burkitt
7	F	30	Billy Gray
8	F	25	Chris Joyce	Last game
9	F	27	Tommy Wilson
10	F	22	Johnny Quigley
11	F	26	Stewart Imlach

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Nigel Sims
2	D	Peter Aldis
3	D	Stan Lynn
4	D	Jimmy Dugdale
5	D	Pat Saward
6	M	Vic Crowe
7	M	Les Smith
8	M	Billy Myerscough
9	M	Jackie Sewell
10	F	Peter McParland
11	F	Gerry Hitchens

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Wed Apr 30, 1958)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	1-1	Nottingham Forest

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	28	8	6	103	47	17	3	1	60	21	11	5	5	43	26	56	64	WLDWWL	Champions
	2	Preston North End	42	26	7	9	100	51	18	2	1	63	14	8	5	8	37	37	49	59	DWDLWW	Safe
	3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	21	9	12	93	77	13	4	4	58	33	8	5	8	35	44	16	51	DWWWWW	Safe
	4	West Bromwich Albion	42	18	14	10	92	70	14	4	3	59	29	4	10	7	33	41	22	50	DLLWLW	Safe
	5	Manchester City	42	22	5	15	104	100	14	4	3	58	33	8	1	12	46	67	4	49	WWWLWL	Safe
	6	Burnley	42	21	5	16	80	74	16	2	3	52	21	5	3	13	28	53	6	47	LWDDWW	Safe
	7	Blackpool	42	19	6	17	80	67	11	2	8	47	35	8	4	9	33	32	13	44	WLWWLL	Safe
	8	Luton Town	42	19	6	17	69	63	13	3	5	45	22	6	3	12	24	41	6	44	LWLLWL	Safe
	9	Manchester United	42	16	11	15	85	75	10	4	7	45	31	6	7	8	40	44	10	43	LDLLDL	Safe
	10	Chelsea	42	15	12	15	83	79	10	5	6	47	34	5	7	9	36	45	4	42	DWDDDW	Safe
	11	Nottingham Forest	41	16	9	16	68	62	10	4	7	41	27	6	5	9	27	35	6	41	DDWLDL	Safe
	12	Arsenal	42	16	7	19	73	85	10	4	7	48	39	6	3	12	25	46	-12	39	LWDDDL	Safe
	13	Birmingham City	42	14	11	17	76	89	8	6	7	43	37	6	5	10	33	52	-13	39	LWWDWL	Safe
	14	Aston Villa	41	16	6	19	72	85	12	3	5	45	25	4	3	14	27	60	-13	38	LWWDWW	Safe
	15	Bolton Wanderers	42	14	10	18	65	87	9	5	7	38	35	5	5	11	27	52	-22	38	LLDDLL	Safe
	16	Everton	42	13	11	18	65	75	5	9	7	34	35	8	2	11	31	40	-10	37	LLLLWW	Safe
	17	Leeds United	42	14	9	19	51	63	10	6	5	33	23	4	3	14	18	40	-12	37	WDWDDW	Safe
	18	Leicester City	42	14	5	23	91	112	11	4	6	59	41	3	1	17	32	71	-21	33	WLWLLW	Safe
	19	Newcastle United	42	12	8	22	73	81	6	4	11	38	42	6	4	11	35	39	-8	32	DWDDLL
	20	Portsmouth	42	12	8	22	73	88	10	6	5	45	34	2	2	17	28	54	-15	32	LLLDLL
	21	Sunderland	42	10	12	20	54	97	7	7	7	32	33	3	5	13	22	64	-43	32	DLLLWW
	22	Sheffield Wednesday	42	12	7	23	69	92	12	2	7	45	40	0	5	16	24	52	-23	31	LDLWLW	Relegated

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	28	8	6	103	47	17	3	1	60	21	11	5	5	43	26	56	64	WLDWWL	Champions
	2	Preston North End	42	26	7	9	100	51	18	2	1	63	14	8	5	8	37	37	49	59	DWDLWW	Safe
	3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	21	9	12	93	77	13	4	4	58	33	8	5	8	35	44	16	51	DWWWWW	Safe
	4	West Bromwich Albion	42	18	14	10	92	70	14	4	3	59	29	4	10	7	33	41	22	50	DLLWLW	Safe
	5	Manchester City	42	22	5	15	104	100	14	4	3	58	33	8	1	12	46	67	4	49	WWWLWL	Safe
	6	Burnley	42	21	5	16	80	74	16	2	3	52	21	5	3	13	28	53	6	47	LWDDWW	Safe
	7	Blackpool	42	19	6	17	80	67	11	2	8	47	35	8	4	9	33	32	13	44	WLWWLL	Safe
	8	Luton Town	42	19	6	17	69	63	13	3	5	45	22	6	3	12	24	41	6	44	LWLLWL	Safe
	9	Manchester United	42	16	11	15	85	75	10	4	7	45	31	6	7	8	40	44	10	43	LDLLDL	Safe
1	10	Nottingham Forest	42	16	10	16	69	63	10	4	7	41	27	6	6	9	28	36	6	42	DWLDLD	Safe	1-1
1	11	Chelsea	42	15	12	15	83	79	10	5	6	47	34	5	7	9	36	45	4	42	DWDDDW	Safe
	12	Arsenal	42	16	7	19	73	85	10	4	7	48	39	6	3	12	25	46	-12	39	LWDDDL	Safe
	13	Birmingham City	42	14	11	17	76	89	8	6	7	43	37	6	5	10	33	52	-13	39	LWWDWL	Safe
	14	Aston Villa	42	16	7	19	73	86	12	4	5	46	26	4	3	14	27	60	-13	39	WWDWWD	Safe	1-1
	15	Bolton Wanderers	42	14	10	18	65	87	9	5	7	38	35	5	5	11	27	52	-22	38	LLDDLL	Safe
	16	Everton	42	13	11	18	65	75	5	9	7	34	35	8	2	11	31	40	-10	37	LLLLWW	Safe
	17	Leeds United	42	14	9	19	51	63	10	6	5	33	23	4	3	14	18	40	-12	37	WDWDDW	Safe
	18	Leicester City	42	14	5	23	91	112	11	4	6	59	41	3	1	17	32	71	-21	33	WLWLLW	Safe
	19	Newcastle United	42	12	8	22	73	81	6	4	11	38	42	6	4	11	35	39	-8	32	DWDDLL	Safe
	20	Portsmouth	42	12	8	22	73	88	10	6	5	45	34	2	2	17	28	54	-15	32	LLLDLL	Safe
	21	Sunderland	42	10	12	20	54	97	7	7	7	32	33	3	5	13	22	64	-43	32	DLLLWW	Relegated
	22	Sheffield Wednesday	42	12	7	23	69	92	12	2	7	45	40	0	5	16	24	52	-23	31	LDLWLW	Relegated