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Game #2416

Aston Villa

Saturday, 5 January 1957

Drew

3rd Round

LWLDD

FA Cup

Attendance: 20,094

Luton Town

Kenilworth Road

Luton Town

2-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Not recorded

MATCH SUMMARY

KEY MAN

Johnny Dixon, opened the scoring on 12' as Villa earn a replay, Saturday, 5 January 1957.

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 5 January 1957

12’ Goal, 1-0, Johnny Dixon
HT Luton Town 0-1 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-1, (Luton Town), Turner (pen)
70’ Goal, 1-2, (Luton Town), Morton
82’ Goal, 2-2, Peter McParland
FT Luton Town 2-2 Aston Villa

ON THIS DAY

Villa draw at Kenilworth Road in difficult conditions to force a Villa Park replay in the 3rd round of the FA Cup.

Aston Villa

Luton Town

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY

Luton Town

Previous 5 vs. Luton: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #23 |
Manager Game | #156 |
Saturday, 5 January 1957

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 2-2 |
Last 5 Games | LWLDD |

MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 156 | 🟩 | 54 🟨 43 🟥 59 | 1.31

Villa Career Form:

Mid Table

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

MATCH OFFICIALS

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

CARDS

Villa

Luton Town

TEAM NEWS

Jimmy Dugdale replaces Trevor Birch.

TEAM STATS

Not recorded

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Aston Villa

GK Nigel Sims |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Stan Crowther |
M Pat Saward |
W Les Smith |
F Jackie Sewell |
F Johnny Dixon |
CF Peter McParland |
CF Derek Pace |

MANAGER

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Luton Town

Streton, Dunne, Aherne, Shanks, Owen, Smith, Cullen, Turner (g), McLeod. Morton (g), Davies.

Manager: Dally Duncan.

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SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded

Player Positions:

GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half


M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward

Match Symbols:

⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

MATCH STATS

Not recorded

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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