Game #2438
Aston Villa
Saturday, 13 April 1957
Won
LDDWW
Division One
Attendance: 28,134
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
Aston Villa
5-0
Sheffield Wednesday
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored a brace to help Villa to their biggest win of the season, Saturday, 13 April 1957.
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Saturday, 13 April 1957
ON THIS DAY
Villa record their biggest win of the season to make it twelve wins, fifteen draws and ten defeats in thirty seven Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Arthur Sabin made his Villa debut aged 18 after joining from Youth football in June 1955.
Aston Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1934–35
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield Wednesday
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #178 |
Saturday, 13 April 1957
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 5-0 |
Last 5 Games | LDDWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 178 | 🟩 | 64 🟨 53 🟥 61 | 1.38
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
TEAM NEWS
Arthur Sabin (debut), Stan Lynn, Pat Saward, Billy Myerscough, Jackie Sewell and Peter McParland replace Nigel Sims, Dennis Jackson, Trevor Birch, Tommy Southren, Derek Pace and Roy Chapman.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Arthur Sabin |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Stan Crowther |
M Pat Saward |
W Les Smith |
F Billy Myerscough |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Jackie Sewell |
CF Peter McParland |
MANAGER
Sheffield Wednesday
Pllu, Swan, McEvoy, Curtis, Martin, McAnearney, Broadbent, Shiner, Wilkinson, Froggatt, Quixall.
Manager: Jack Marshall.
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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