Game #2432
Aston Villa
Thursday, 28 March 1957
Won
Semi Final Replay
DWDDW
FA Cup
Attendance: 58,067
West Bromwich Albion
St Andrew's
Aston Villa
1-0
West Brom
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 38' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Billy Myerscough, scored the crucial goal that earned Villa a first Cup final in 33 years, Thursday, 28 March 1957.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Thursday, 28 March 1957
38’ Goal, 1-0, Billy Myerscough, Assist by Peter McParland
HT Aston Villa 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
FT Aston Villa 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
ON THIS DAY
Villa make it thirteen games unbeaten as they beat Albion to reach their first Cup final in 33 years.
Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1953-54
FIXTURE HISTORY
West Bromwich Albion
Previous 5 vs. Albion: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #39 |
Manager Game | #172 |
Thursday, 28 March 1957
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | DWDDW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 172 | 🟩 | 61 🟨 51 🟥 60 | 1.36
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
West Bromwich Albion
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
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 |
F Billy Myerscough |
CF Peter McParland |
MANAGER
West Bromwich Albion
Sanders, Howe, Millard, Dudley, Kennedy, Barlow, Griffin, Whitehouse, Allen, Kevan, Horobin.
Manager: Vic Buckingham.
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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