1958–59 Aston Villa F.C. season

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961)
Aston Villa
1958–59 season
ManagerEngland Eric Houghton
England Joe Mercer
StadiumVilla Park
First Division21st
FA CupSemi finals
Second City Derby
25--17--21

The 1958–59 English football season was Aston Villa's 58th season in the Football League, this season playing in the Football League First Division. Villa were relegated for the second time in their history.

Local rival "Wolves" achieved the double over Villa, part of a run of seven between 1957 and 1960.[1]

In the second City derby Villa could only manage a draw at home before being defeated at St Andrews.[2]

There were exits for Les Smith, Billy Myerscough, Peter Aldis and Wally Hazelden.

There were debuts for Ron Wylie (196), Gordon Lee (118), Doug Winton (37) , John Sharples (13), Ken Barrett (5), Bill Beaton (1), and Jack Willis (1).[3]

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Tottenham Hotspur 42 13 10 19 85 95 0.895 36
19 Leicester City 42 11 10 21 67 98 0.684 32
20 Manchester City 42 11 9 22 64 95 0.674 31
21 Aston Villa (R) 42 11 8 23 58 87 0.667 30 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Portsmouth (R) 42 6 9 27 64 112 0.571 21
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

League results

Results

Home \ Away ARS AST BIR BLB BLP BOL BUR CHE EVE LEE LEI LUT MCI MUN NEW NOT POR PNE TOT WBA WHU WOL
Arsenal 1–2
Aston Villa 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–4 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–3 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–4 1–2 1–3
Birmingham 4–1
Blackburn Rovers 2–3
Blackpool 2–1
Bolton Wanderers 1–3
Burnley 3–1
Chelsea 2–1
Everton 2–1
Leeds United 0–0
Leicester City 6–3
Luton Town 2–1
Manchester City 0–0
Manchester United 2–1
Newcastle United 1–0
Nottingham Forest 2–0
Portsmouth 5–2
Preston North End 4–2
Tottenham Hotspur 3–2
West Bromwich Albion 1–1
West Ham United 7–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Appearances

See also

References

  1. ^ "Villa snatch win at Wolves with late penalty". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ "All Aston Villa's Matches". AVFC History. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
  4. ^ AVFC History: 1958–59 season


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