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Aston Villa

10-13-10, 33 PTS

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Wednesday, 3 April 1957

1956-57

12th=

Lost

0-1

Cardiff City

10-7-19, 27 PTS

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Division One

Ninian Park

Attendance: 18,354

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On This Day

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Wednesday, 3 April 1957

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 Apr 1957, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian

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Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

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Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ

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Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

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Game #2434

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Match Record

Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #174 |
Wednesday, 3 April 1957

Game Record

Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: ๐ŸŸจ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-1
Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ

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Head to Head

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Previous 5 vs. Cardiff: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 29 | ๐ŸŸฉ W14 (48% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(52% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L14 (48% ) | โšฝ 44 | ๐Ÿฅ… 35 | GD 9

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Villa Trophy Cabinet

League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1919โ€“20

Head to Head

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Opposition Trophy Cabinet

League Champions: โŒ
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1926-27

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Team News

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Unavailable

Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

Peter McParland replaces Tommy Southren.

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Squad News

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Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Match Timeline

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๐Ÿ•’ | HT Cardiff City 0-0 Aston Villa
๐Ÿฅ… | Goal, 0-1, (Cardiff City), McSeveney
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Cardiff City 1-0 Aston Villa

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Line Up & Subs

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Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958

GK Nigel Sims | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Stan Lynn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Stan Crowther | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Pat Saward | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
W Les Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
F Jackie Sewell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Billy Myerscough | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Trevor Morris | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |

Vearncombe, Stitfall, Rutter, Malloy, Harrington, Baker, Tucker, Nugent, McSeveney (g), Jenkins, Hitchens (ex).

Manager: Trevor Morris.

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Officials

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Referee: Unknown

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Officials

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Referee Profile

VAR Profile (Post 2021)

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Officials

Villa Bookings

None

Opposition Bookings

None

Villa Sendings Off

None

Opposition Sendings Off

None

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Matchday Squads

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Match Stats

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Not recorded

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Match Media

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What they Said

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Match Highlights

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Team Selection

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Goalkeeper

GK Nigel Sims | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

๐Ÿ•’

49

โœ…

49

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

20

๐ŸŸจ

18

๐ŸŸฅ

11

โ›”

19

๐Ÿฅ…

55

Defenders

RB Stan Lynn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

๐Ÿ•’

174

โœ…

174

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

19

6

๐ŸŸฉ

61

๐ŸŸจ

55

๐ŸŸฅ

58

CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

๐Ÿ•’

54

โœ…

54

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

๐ŸŸฉ

21

๐ŸŸจ

19

๐ŸŸฅ

14

LB Peter Aldis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

๐Ÿ•’

221

โœ…

221

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

2

๐ŸŸฉ

85

๐ŸŸจ

60

๐ŸŸฅ

76

M Stan Crowther | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

๐Ÿ•’

25

โœ…

25

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

10

๐ŸŸจ

11

๐ŸŸฅ

4

Midfielders

M Pat Saward | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |

๐Ÿ•’

47

โœ…

47

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

7

๐ŸŸฉ

17

๐ŸŸจ

18

๐ŸŸฅ

12

W Les Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

๐Ÿ•’

55

โœ…

55

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

13

14

๐ŸŸฉ

21

๐ŸŸจ

20

๐ŸŸฅ

14

W Peter McParland | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |

๐Ÿ•’

125

โœ…

125

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

29

18

๐ŸŸฉ

38

๐ŸŸจ

42

๐ŸŸฅ

45

F Billy Myerscough | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

๐Ÿ•’

9

โœ…

9

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

1

๐ŸŸฉ

4

๐ŸŸจ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

2

Forwards

F Johnny Dixon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

๐Ÿ•’

370

โœ…

370

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

138

58

๐ŸŸฉ

140

๐ŸŸจ

99

๐ŸŸฅ

131

F Jackie Sewell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

๐Ÿ•’

57

โœ…

57

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

17

9

๐ŸŸฉ

19

๐ŸŸจ

21

๐ŸŸฅ

17

Substitutes

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ

Sub 1

๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

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1956-57

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First Team Squad

GK Arthur Sabin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #457 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

GK Nigel Sims | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #453 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

FB Dennis Jackson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #456 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

FB Roy Pritchard | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #451 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Pat Saward | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #447 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #439 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Norman Lockhart | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | #432 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

F Billy Myerscough | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #455 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Johnny Dixon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #396 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

GK Keith Jones | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #407 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

CB George Ashfield | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #449 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

LB Peter Aldis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #426 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

RB Stan Lynn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #422 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Stan Crowther | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #454 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Ken O Roberts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #436 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Peter McParland | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | #431 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Derek Pace | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #428 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Roy Chapman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #434 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

GK Mike Pinner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #438 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #450 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

RB Ray Hogg | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #445 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Bill Baxter | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #435 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Trevor Birch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #442 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Les Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #452 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Tommy Southren | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #443 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

F Jackie Sewell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #448 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

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League Table

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
๐Ÿ†
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
๐Ÿ†
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
โ€จ๐Ÿ†
Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

๐Ÿ†
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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