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Game #2436

Aston Villa

Monday, 8 April 1957

Drew

WWLDD

Division One

Attendance: 8,930

Sunderland

Villa Park

Aston Villa

2-2

Sunderland

Assist(s) | Not recorded

MATCH SUMMARY

KEY MAN

Billy Myerscough, scored to secure Villa a draw for the fifteenth time this season, Monday, 8 April 1957.

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MATCH TIMELINE

Monday, 8 April 1957

ON THIS DAY

Villa make it ten wins, fifteen draws and ten defeats in thirty five Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.

Aston Villa

Sunderland

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37

FIXTURE HISTORY

Sunderland

Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #176 |
Monday, 8 April 1957

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 2-2 |
Last 5 Games | WWLDD |

MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 176 | 🟩 | 62 🟨 53 🟥 61 | 1.36

Villa Career Form:

Mid Table

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

MATCH OFFICIALS

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

CARDS

Villa

Sunderland

TEAM NEWS

Les Smith and Johnny Dixon replace Tommy Southren and Peter McParland.

TEAM STATS

Not recorded

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Aston Villa

GK Nigel Sims |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Stan Crowther |
M Pat Saward |
W Les Smith |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Jackie Sewell |
CF Derek Pace |
F Billy Myerscough |

MANAGER

Bill Murray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Sunderland

Bollands, Anderson, Hedley, McDonald, Daniel, Clark, Hannigan (g), Grainger, Elliott, Fleming (g), Revie.

Manager: Bill Murray.

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SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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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

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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