The 1957–58 English football season was Aston Villa's 59th season in The Football League. Villa played in the First Division, the top-tier of English football.
Villa were beaten by Manchester United in the 1957 FA Charity Shield. The season commenced on 24 August 1957 with a 1–3 defeat away to local rivals, Birmingham City with the home team recording its highest home attendance for the entire season with 50,780 spectators. In the return match of the Second City derby, Villa were beaten 2–0 at home.
Local rival "Wolves" achieved the double over Villa, part of a run of seven between 1957 and 1960.
FA Cup Holders Villa were knocked out in the third round by Second Division Stoke City in a 2nd replay.Luck Favours Mighty In F.A. Cup, The Times, 7 January 1958
There were debuts for Gerry Hitchens (132), Wally Hazelden (17), and Les Jones (5), Jackie Hinchliffe (2).
League table
Matches Date Opponent Venue Result Notes Scorers 24 Aug 1957 Birmingham City A 1–3 — Peter McParland (24') 26 Aug 1957 Leeds United H 2–0 — Peter McParland (78'), Jackie Sewell (85') 31 Aug 1957 Everton H 0–1 — — 4 Sep 1957 Leeds United A 0–4 — — 7 Sep 1957 Sunderland A 1–1 — Roy Chapman (70') 14 Sep 1957 Luton Town H 2–0 — Peter McParland (39'), Johnny Dixon (63') 16 Sep 1957 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–2 — Peter McParland (5') 21 Sep 1957 Blackpool A 1–1 — Peter McParland (44') 23 Sep 1957 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–3 — Own goal (40'), Peter McParland (pen 85') 28 Sep 1957 Leicester City H 5–1 — Jackie Sewell (17', 25'), Tommy Southren (24'), Stan Lynn (pen 40'), Peter McParland (88') 2 Oct 1957 Arsenal A 0–4 — — 5 Oct 1957 Manchester United A 1–4 — Derek Pace (55') 12 Oct 1957 Chelsea A 2–4 — Jackie Sewell (59'), Peter McParland (81') 19 Oct 1957 Newcastle United H 4–3 — Billy Myerscough (40'), Johnny Dixon (43'), Derek Pace (63'), Jackie Sewell (67') 26 Oct 1957 Burnley A 0–3 — — 2 Nov 1957 Portsmouth H 2–1 — Tommy Southren (5'), Derek Pace (9') 9 Nov 1957 West Bromwich Albion A 2–3 — Wally Hazelden (17'), Stan Crowther (65') 16 Nov 1957 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 — Jackie Sewell (52') 23 Nov 1957 Nottingham Forest A 1–4 — Stan Crowther (23') 30 Nov 1957 Preston North End H 2–2 — Stan Lynn (pen 22'), Peter McParland (83') 7 Dec 1957 Sheffield Wednesday A 5–2 — Wally Hazelden (32', 44'), Stan Crowther (38', 53'), Peter McParland (85') 14 Dec 1957 Manchester City H 1–2 — Peter McParland (77') 21 Dec 1957 Birmingham City H 0–2 — — 26 Dec 1957 Arsenal H 3–0 — Own goal (8'), Stan Lynn (29'), Gerry Hitchens (85') 28 Dec 1957 Everton A 2–1 — Gerry Hitchens (11', 61') 11 Jan 1958 Sunderland H 5–2 — Stan Lynn (5', 29', 41'), Billy Myerscough (10'), Jackie Sewell (33') 18 Jan 1958 Luton Town A 0–3 — — 1 Feb 1958 Blackpool H 1–1 — Peter McParland (21') 8 Feb 1958 Leicester City A 1–6 — Tommy Southren (27') 22 Feb 1958 Chelsea H 1–3 — Peter McParland (75') 1 Mar 1958 Newcastle United A 4–2 — Les Smith (9'), Gerry Hitchens (16', 90'), Jimmy Dugdale (89') 8 Mar 1958 Burnley H 3–0 — Stan Lynn (pen 26'), Peter McParland (36', 87') 15 Mar 1958 Portsmouth A 0–1 — — 29 Mar 1958 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–6 — Jackie Sewell (27'), Peter McParland (57') 31 Mar 1958 Manchester United H 3–2 — Billy Myerscough (35'), Gerry Hitchens (58'), Jackie Sewell (89') 4 Apr 1958 Bolton Wanderers A 0–4 — — 5 Apr 1958 West Bromwich Albion H 2–1 — Billy Myerscough (23'), Peter McParland (51') 8 Apr 1958 Bolton Wanderers H 4–0 — Stan Lynn (8'), Gerry Hitchens (21'), Jackie Sewell (66'), Own goal (77') 12 Apr 1958 Preston North End A 1–1 — Billy Myerscough (24') 19 Apr 1958 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–0 — Gerry Hitchens (58', 80') 26 Apr 1958 Manchester City A 2–1 — Les Smith (19'), Jackie Sewell (31') 30 Apr 1958 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 — Gerry Hitchens (16')
FA Cup
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 4 January 1958, although the York City–Birmingham City match was postponed until the following midweek fixture. Six matches were drawn and went to replays, with one of these requiring a second replay.
Leeds United and Cardiff City were meeting in this round at Elland Road for the third consecutive year, with the Welsh club winning each of the matches by the same 2-1 scoreline. Hereford United and Yeovil Town were the last non-League sides left in the competition.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendance30Stoke City1–1Aston Villa4 January 195845,800ReplayAston Villa3–3Stoke City8 January 195838,939ReplayStoke City2–0Aston Villa13 January 1958 Charity Shield
Appearances Peter McParland, 45 appearances Nigel Sims, 45 appearances, conceded 96 Stan Lynn, 44 appearances Pat Saward, 43 appearances Jimmy Dugdale, 41 appearances Jackie Sewell, 40 appearances Les Smith, 33 appearances Peter Aldis, 33 appearances Stan Crowther, 29 appearances Vic Crowe, 26 appearances Billy Myerscough, 25 appearances Gerry Hitchens, 22 appearances Johnny Dixon, 14 appearances Derek Pace, 12 appearances Tommy Southren, 11 appearances Wally Hazelden, 11 appearances George Ashfield, 9 appearances Roy Chapman, 8 appearances Les Jones, 5 appearances Ken Roberts, 2 appearances Trevor Birch, 2 appearances Jackie Hinchliffe, 2 appearances Dennis Jackson, 1 appearance Arthur Sabin, 1 appearance, conceded 1 Roy Pritchard, 1 appearance AVFC History: 1957–58 season Jett Pavars, 1 appearances
See also List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics
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