Game #2437
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 10 April 1957
Birmingham City
1-2
Aston Villa
Division One
Birmingham City
St Andrew's
Attendance: 29,853
Won
WLDDW
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Roy Chapman, scored a brace to see off neighbours Birmingham, Wednesday, 10 April 1957.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 10 April 1957
ON THIS DAY
Villa beat neighbours Birmingham to make it eleven wins, fifteen draws and ten defeats in thirty six Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
Meanwhile, full back Dennis Jackson made his Villa debut after moving from Hednesford Town in October 1954.
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #177 |
Wednesday, 10 April 1957
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | WLDDW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 177 | 🟩 | 63 🟨 53 🟥 61 | 1.37
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_afaca0bac3d245d884162807ffb22461~mv2.gif)
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
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Dennis Jackson |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Stan Crowther |
M Trevor Birch |
W Les Smith |
W Tommy Southren |
F Johnny Dixon |
CF Derek Pace |
F Roy Chapman |
MANAGER
Arthur Turner | 🏴 |
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Birmingham City
Merrick, Green, Hall, Warhurst, Murphy, Smith, Neale, Larkin, Brown, Govan Kinsey.
Manager: Arthur Turner.
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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SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_afaca0bac3d245d884162807ffb22461~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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