1958–59 Aston Villa F.C. season

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.

Aston Villa
1958–59 season
Manager Eric Houghton
Joe Mercer
StadiumVilla Park
First Division21st
FA CupSemi finals

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

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 42 11 8 23 58 87 0.667 30 Relegated
22 Portsmouth 42 6 9 27 64 112 0.571 21
Source:

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

Exits

References
  1. "Villa snatch win at Wolves with late penalty" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. AVFC History: 1958–59 season
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