Game #2429
Wednesday, 13 March 1957
Attendance: 12,567
Won
Division One
Cardiff City
DDWDW
Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-1
Cardiff City
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Jackie Sewell, scored a brace to help Villa to a first League win in eleven, Wednesday, 13 March 1957.
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Villa go ten games unbeaten but win in the League for the first time in eleven to make it nine wins, twelve draws and nine defeats in thirty Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
Aston Villa
Cardiff City
FIXTURE HISTORY
Cardiff City
Previous 5 vs. Cardiff: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #169 |
Wednesday, 13 March 1957
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 4-1 |
Last 5 Games | DDWDW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Cardiff City
TEAM NEWS
Trevor Birch replaces Stan Crowther.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Trevor Birch |
M Pat Saward |
W Les Smith |
F Jackie Sewell |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Billy Myerscough |
CF Peter McParland |
Cardiff City
Vearncombe, Sullivan, Stitfall, Malloy, Harrington, Frowen, Baker, McSeveney, Jones, Hitchens (ex) (g), Dixon.
Manager: Trevor Morris.
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
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