Game #2419
Aston Villa
8-7-9, 23 PTS

Saturday, 19 January 1957
16th
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
FB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Stan Crowther | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tommy Southren | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 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: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ 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 Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Stan Crowther
M Stan Crowther | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Wingers
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tommy Southren | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Team News
Ken Jones and Tommy Southren replace Nigel Sims and Peter McParland.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1947-57 ๐ 199 | โ 199 | ๐ (-) | ๐ฅ 1.69 | โ 20% | ๐บ - | #407 |
On This Day
Villa follow their biggest win of the season with a heavy loss at White Hart Lane but it could have been worse as the home team miss a penalty on the hour before they hit Villa for three in 14 minutes.
Villa make it eight wins, seven draws and nine defeats in twenty four Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
Starting XI

Lost
0-3
๐ฅ 19 Jan 1957, Villa 0-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ | HT Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Aston Villa
โ | 60' Missed penalty, (Tottenham Hotspur), Harmer
๐ฅ
| 65' Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Stokes
๐ฅ
| 75' Goal, 0-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Bobby Smith
๐ฅ
| 79' Goal, 0-3, (Tottenham Hotspur), Stokes
๐ | FT Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #159 |
Saturday, 19 January 1957
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: E. King | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Wiltshire, 1957
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-3
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: E. King | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Wiltshire, 1957
Linesmen:
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 55 | ๐ฉ 22 | ๐จ 10 | ๐ฅ 23 | โฝ 87 | ๐ฅ
89 |
League ๐ 50 | ๐ฉ 19 | ๐จ 10 | ๐ฅ 21 | โฝ 82 | ๐ฅ
85 |
FA Cup ๐ 5 | ๐ฉ 3 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 5 | ๐ฅ
4 |
Home ๐ 26 | ๐ฉ 10 | ๐จ 4 | ๐ฅ 12 | โฝ 42 | ๐ฅ
45 |
Away ๐ 29 | ๐ฉ 12 | ๐จ 6 | ๐ฅ 11 | โฝ 45 | ๐ฅ
44 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
What they Said
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
15-6-5, 36 PTS
White Hart Lane
Attendance: 38,934
Ditchburn, Ryden, Baker, Hopkins, Blanchflower (ex), Marchi, Stokes (g) (g), Harmer, Dyson, Robb, Smith (g).
Manager: Jimmy Anderson.
Jimmy Anderson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1950-51
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Ted Ditchburn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Maurice Norman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB John Ryden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
LB Mel Hopkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
RB Peter Baker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Danny Blanchflower (ex) | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Wingers
W George Robb | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Terry Medwin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Johnny Brooks | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Tommy Harmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Bobby Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1956-57
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