Aston Villa
8-9-9, 25 PTS
Monday, 4 February 1957
1956-57
Drew
2-2
Manchester City
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 10,593
๐จ 4 Feb 1957, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Les Smith | 44' | Peter McParland | 67' |
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 44' | Johnny Dixon | 67' |
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
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Monday, 4 February 1957
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Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Game #2422
Match Record
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #162 |
Monday, 4 February 1957
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Harry Hawthorne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Crook, 1956-1957
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 2-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Total ๐ 82 | ๐ฉ 34 | ๐จ 18 | ๐ฅ 30 | โฝ 144 | ๐ฅ
135 |
League ๐ 76 | ๐ฉ 32 | ๐จ 17 | ๐ฅ 27 | โฝ 135 | ๐ฅ
122 |
FA Cup ๐ 6 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 9 | ๐ฅ
12 |
Home ๐ 42 | ๐ฉ 27 | ๐จ 9 | ๐ฅ 6 | โฝ 90 | ๐ฅ
44 |
Away ๐ 39 | ๐ฉ 7 | ๐จ 9 | ๐ฅ 23 | โฝ 53 | ๐ฅ
69 |
Neutral ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ
6 |
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Manchester City
League Champions: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1955-56
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 44' Goal, 1-0, Les Smith, Assist by Peter McParland
๐ | Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City
โฝ | 67' Goal, 2-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Johnny Dixon
๐ฅ
| 80' Goal, 2-1, (Manchester City), Joe Hayes
๐ฅ
| 85' Goal, 2-2, (Manchester City), John McClelland
๐ | Aston Villa 2-2 Manchester City
Officials
Referee: Harry Hawthorne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Crook, 1956-1957
Linesmen: L. Rockman; A. Rees
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 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 | โฝ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Roy Chapman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Manchester City
Les McDowall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
GK Bert Trautmann | ๐ฉ๐ช |
D Dave Ewing | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Bill Leivers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Roy Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Roy Paul | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Kenneth Barnes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W John McClelland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Roy Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
F Jack Dyson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
F Joe Hayes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Bobby Johnstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 2 |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Roy Chapman and Peter McParland replace Tommy Southren and Derek Pace.
Manchester City
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 Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
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 Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Forwards
F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง ๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Roy Chapman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Manchester City
Goalkeepers
GK Bert Trautmann | ๐ฉ๐ช |
Defenders
D Dave Ewing | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
RB Bill Leivers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Roy Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Roy Paul | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Kenneth Barnes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W John McClelland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Roy Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Jack Dyson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
F Joe Hayes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Bobby Johnstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Match Media
What they Said
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
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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
Where are they now?
M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #435 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
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
Where are they now?
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