Game #2406
Aston Villa
5-4-4, 14 PTS
Saturday, 27 October 1956
13th
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Les J Smith | 🏴 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
Forwards
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Team News
Bill Baxter returns in place of Stan Crowther.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
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Won
3-1
🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Stan Lynn | 2' | Ken O Roberts | 25' | Jackie Sewell | 44' |
Assist(s) | Les Smith | 2' | Pat Saward | 25' | Johnny Dixon | 44' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 2' Goal, 1-0, Stan Lynn, Assist by Les Smith
❗ | Chance! Johnny Dixon sidefoots over with the goal gaping
⚽ | 25' Goal, 2-0, Ken O Roberts, Assist by Pat Saward
🚑 | 30' Player injured on field of play, Bill Baxter
⚽ | 44' Goal, 3-0, Jackie Sewell, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Birmingham City
🥅 | 83' Goal, 3-1, (Birmingham City), Gordon Astall
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Birmingham City
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #146 |
Saturday, 27 October 1956
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Frank Cowen | 🏴 | Oldham, 1951-1965
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Frank Cowen | 🏴 | Oldham, 1951-1965
Linesmen: D. C. Underwood; W. R. Osborne
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Head to Head
Total 🕒 58 | 🟩 24 | 🟨 20 | 🟥 14 | ⚽ 102 | 🥅 76 |
League 🕒 55 | 🟩 22 | 🟨 19 | 🟥 14 | ⚽ 97 | 🥅 76 |
FA Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 5 | 🥅 0 |
Home 🕒 29 | 🟩 15 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 4 | ⚽ 56 | 🥅 36 |
Away 🕒 29 | 🟩 9 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 10 | ⚽ 46 | 🥅 40 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Birmingham City
7-3-4, 17 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 54,927
GK Gil Merrick | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Smith | 🏴 |
D Jack Badham | 🏴 |
FB Jeff Hall | 🏴 |
M Roy Warhurst | 🏴 |
M Johnny Watts | 🏴 |
M Gordon Astall | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Alex Govan | 🏴 |
F Bryan Orritt | 🏴 |
F Peter Murphy | 🏴 |
CF Eddy Brown | 🏴 |
Arthur Turner | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Gil Merrick | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Trevor Smith | 🏴 |
D Jack Badham | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Jeff Hall | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Roy Warhurst | 🏴 |
M Johnny Watts | 🏴 |
M Gordon Astall | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Alex Govan | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Bryan Orritt | 🏴 |
F Peter Murphy | 🏴 |
CF Eddy Brown | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Villa play for the first time in a fortnight as Stan Lynn scores his first of the season as Villa dispatch neighbours Birmingham with such ease that it's described not as a "win" but a "walloping"
Villa, three goals to the good at half time, are in inspired form, not least Ken O Roberts who scores one and is instrumental in another whilst Johnny Dixon gets his 4th assist of the season.
That Villa did it with effectively 10 men following the injury that incapacitated Bill Baxter after 30' was all the more impressive.
Villa record back to back wins for the first time this season to make it five wins, four draws and four defeats in thirteen games this season under Eric Houghton.
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Match Media
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