Aston Villa
2-2-1, 6 PTS
Saturday, 1 September 1956
1956-57
7th=
Won
3-2
Blackpool
3-0-2, 6 PTS
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 44,374
๐ฉ 1 Sep 1956, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 22' | 44' | Jackie Sewell | 72' |
Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 22' | 72' |
Fixture List
๐ฉ 18 Aug 1956, Villa 3-1 Charlton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 22 Aug 1956, Villa 0-2 Albion, Hawthorns
Division One
๐จ 25 Aug 1956, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Maine Road
Division One
๐จ 27 Aug 1956, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 1 Sep 1956, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 5 Sep 1956, Villa 0-0 Luton, Kenilworth Road
Division One
๐ฉ 8 Sep 1956, Villa 4-0 Everton, Goodison
Division One
๐ฅ 15 Sep 1956, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 22 Sep 1956, Villa 0-1 Leeds, Elland Road
Division One
๐จ 29 Sep 1956, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 6 Oct 1956, Villa 1-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
Division One
๐ฉ 13 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 3 Nov 1956, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
Division One
๐ฉ 10 Nov 1956, Villa 1-0 Burnley, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 17 Nov 1956, Villa 3-3 Preston, Deepdale
Division One
๐จ 24 Nov 1956, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 1 Dec 1956, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Division One
๐ฅ 8 Dec 1956, Villa 1-3 United, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
Division One
๐ฅ 25 Dec 1956, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
Division One
๐จ 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Division One
๐จ 5 Jan 1957, Villa 2-2 Luton, Kenilworth Road
FA Cup
๐ฉ 7 Jan 1957, Villa 2-0 Luton, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฉ 12 Jan 1957, Villa 5-1 Everton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 19 Jan 1957, Villa 0-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Division One
๐ฉ 26 Jan 1957, Villa 3-2 Boro, Ayresome
FA Cup
๐จ 2 Feb 1957, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 4 Feb 1957, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 9 Feb 1957, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Burnden
Division One
๐ฉ 16 Feb 1957, Villa 2-1 Bristol City, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐จ 18 Feb 1957, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 2 Mar 1957, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
FA Cup
๐ฉ 6 Mar 1957, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐จ 9 Mar 1957, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
Division One
๐ฉ 13 Mar 1957, Villa 4-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 16 Mar 1957, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 23 Mar 1957, Villa 2-2 Albion, Molineux
FA Cup
๐ฉ 28 Mar 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'
FA Cup
๐ฉ 30 Mar 1957, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 3 Apr 1957, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
Division One
๐จ 6 Apr 1957, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Division One
๐จ 8 Apr 1957, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 10 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Division One
๐ฉ 13 Apr 1957, Villa 5-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 15 Apr 1957, Villa 1-2 Burnley, Turf Moor
Division One
๐ฉ 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
Division One
๐ฉ 22 Apr 1957, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 23 Apr 1957, Villa 0-3 Wolves, Molineux
Division One
๐ฅ 27 Apr 1957, Villa 1-3 Luton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 4 May 1957, Villa 2-1 United, Wembley
FA Cup
On This Day
Saturday, 1 September 1956
Villa are pegged back twice by Stanley Matthews' Blackpool before grabbing a winner through Jackie Sewell as both he and Peter McParland score their first goals of the campaign.
Villa win for the first time since the opening day of the season but are now unbeaten in three in Division One under Eric Houghton.
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Game #2398
Match Record
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #138 |
Saturday, 1 September 1956
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: E. R. Hill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Chester, 1954-1957
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 32 | ๐ฉ W15 (47% ) | ๐จ D6 | ๐บ(66% ) | ๐ฅ L11 (34% ) | โฝ 65 | ๐ฅ 53 | GD 12
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Blackpool
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1952-53
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 22' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Johnny Dixon
๐ฅ
| 41' Goal, 1-1, (Blackpool), Jackie Mudie
โฝ | 44' Goal, 2-1, Peter McParland
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Blackpool
๐ฅ
| 58' Goal, 2-2, (Blackpool), Allan Brown
โฝ | 72' Goal, 3-2, Jackie Sewell, Assist by Johnny Dixon
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Blackpool
Officials
Referee: E. R. Hill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Chester, 1954-1957
Linesmen: J. Fisher; J. Hamblett
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Ray Hogg | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | โฝ | โฝ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Blackpool
Joe Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK George Farm | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Roy Gratrix | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Jimmy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Jackie Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Hugh Kelly | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Kelly | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Stanley Matthews | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dave Durie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Bill Perry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Jackie Mudie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Allan Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the fifth successive game.
Blackpool
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Ray Hogg | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Wingers
W Les J Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Forwards
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Blackpool
Goalkeepers
GK George Farm | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Roy Gratrix | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Jimmy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
LB Jackie Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Hugh Kelly | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Jimmy Kelly | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Stanley Matthews | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Dave Durie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Bill Perry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Jackie Mudie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Allan Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Match Media
What they Said
Match Highlights
Team Selection
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Defenders
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Forwards
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Sub 2
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Sub 3
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Sub 5
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1956-57
First Team Squad
GK Arthur Sabin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #457 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #453 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Toronto Italia ๐จ๐ฆ Died 2018
FB Dennis Jackson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #456 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
FB Roy Pritchard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #451 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช | #447 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #439 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Atlanta Chiefs ๐บ๐ธ Died 2009
W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง | #432 |
Winger
Where are they now?
F Billy Myerscough | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #455 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #396 |
Forward
Where are they now?
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #407 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
CB George Ashfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #449 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #426 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
RB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #422 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Stan Crowther | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #454 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Ken O Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #436 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | #431 |
Winger
Where are they now?
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #428 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Roy Chapman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #434 |
Forward
Where are they now?
GK Mike Pinner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #438 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #450 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Queens Park Rangers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died 2008
RB Ray Hogg | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #445 |
Full Back
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M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #435 |
Midfielder
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M Trevor Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #442 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #452 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W Tommy Southren | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #443 |
Winger
Where are they now?
F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #448 |
Forward
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