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Game #2437

Aston Villa

11-15-10, 37 PTS

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Wednesday, 10 April 1957

10th

Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Roy Chapman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958
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Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Trophy Record

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Injury | 5 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

International Duty | 1 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |

Team News

Dennis Jackson (debut), Trevor Birch, Tommy Southren and Roy Chapman replace Stan Lynn, Pat Saward, Jackie Sewekk and Billy Myerscough.

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

🟢 FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #456 | Free transfer from Hednesford

Final Appearances

None

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Won

2-1

🟩 10 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Scorer(s) | Roy Chapman | 9' | 21' |

Assist(s) | Les Smith | 21' |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 9' Goal, 1-0, Roy Chapman
⚽ | 21' Goal, 2-0, Roy Chapman, Assist by Les Smith
🥅 | 42' Goal, 2-1, (Birmingham City), Murphy
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 1-2 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 1-2 Aston Villa

Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #177 |
Wednesday, 10 April 1957

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩

Officials

Referee: Unknown

Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 59 | 🟩 25 | 🟨 20 | 🟥 14 | ⚽ 104 | 🥅 77 |
League 🕒 56 | 🟩 23 | 🟨 19 | 🟥 14 | ⚽ 99 | 🥅 77 |
FA Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 5 | 🥅 0 |
Home 🕒 29 | 🟩 15 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 4 | ⚽ 56 | 🥅 36 |
Away 🕒 30 | 🟩 10 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 10 | ⚽ 48 | 🥅 41 |

Match Stats

Not recorded

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

🟩 12 Apr 2025, Villa 3-0 Southampton, St Mary's TBL.png

Division One

Birmingham City

13-7-16, 33 PTS

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St Andrew's

Attendance: 29,853

Merrick, Green, Hall, Warhurst, Murphy, Smith, Neale, Larkin, Brown, Govan Kinsey.

Manager: Arthur Turner.

Arthur Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Opposition Trophy Record

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

🟩 12 Apr 2025, Villa 3-0 Southampton, St Mary's TBL.png
On This Day
  • Villa play their 3rd game in 5 days and beat neighbours Birmingham with a weakened side  as they are amidst a run of six games in twelve days.

  • Make it eleven wins, fifteen draws and ten defeats in thirty six Division One games this season under Eric Houghton. 

  • Full back Dennis Jackson makes his Villa debut after moving from Hednesford Town in October 1954.

Starting XI
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

52

52

🔥

0

0

🟩

21

🟨

20

🟥

11

19

🥅

59

FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

1

1

🔥

0

0

🟩

1

🟨

0

🟥

0

CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

57

57

🔥

1

0

🟩

22

🟨

21

🟥

14

LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

224

224

🔥

1

2

🟩

86

🟨

62

🟥

76

M Stan Crowther | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

28

28

🔥

0

1

🟩

11

🟨

13

🟥

4

M Trevor Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

14

14

🔥

0

1

🟩

6

🟨

5

🟥

3

W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

57

57

🔥

13

16

🟩

22

🟨

21

🟥

14

W Tommy Southren | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

60

60

🔥

4

13

🟩

24

🟨

18

🟥

18

F Roy Chapman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

9

9

🔥

6

1

🟩

3

🟨

4

🟥

2

F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

372

372

🔥

138

58

🟩

141

🟨

100

🟥

131

CF Derek Pace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

93

93

🔥

38

12

🟩

30

🟨

29

🟥

34

Substitutes
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🔥

GK Sub

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🟥

🥅

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🔥

Sub 1

🟩

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🟥

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Sub 2

🟩

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Sub 3

🟩

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🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

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Sub 5

🟩

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Match Media
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