Game #2420
Saturday, 26 January 1957
Attendance: 42,396
Won
FA Cup 4th Round
4th Round
Middlesbrough
DWWLW
Ayresome Park
Middlesbrough
2-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Pat Saward | 38' | 53' | Derek Pace | 72' |
KEY MAN
Johnny Dixon, scored the winner to send Villa through to the FA Cup 5th round, Saturday, 26 January 1957.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
26’ Goal, 0-1, (Middlesbrough), Brian Clough
38’ Goal, 1-1, Derek Pace, Assist by Pat Saward
40’ Goal, 1-2, (Middlesbrough), Harris
HT Middlesbrough 2-1 Aston Villa
53’ Goal, 2-2, Les Smith, Assist by Pat Saward
72’ Goal, 3-2, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Derek Pace
FT Middlesbrough 2-3 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Villa see off a spirited second division Middlesbrough to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Aston Villa
Middlesbrough
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Middlesbrough: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #27 |
Manager Game | #160 |
Saturday, 26 January 1957
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-2 |
Last 5 Games | DWWLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Middlesbrough
TEAM NEWS
Nigel Sims replaces Ken Jones.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton
MANAGER
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 |
W Tommy Southren |
CF Derek Pace |
Middlesbrough
Taylor, Barnard. Stonehouse, Harris (g), Robinson, Dicks, Delapenha, Scott, Clough (g), Fitzsimons, Burbeck.
Manager: Bob Dennison.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES