Game #2440
Aston Villa
13-15-11, 41 PTS

Saturday, 20 April 1957
10th
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Stan Crowther | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | โฝ |
F Billy Myerscough | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958

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: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Team News
Nigel Sims, Peter Aldis, Stan Lynn, Stan Crowther, Les Smith, Billy Myerscough and Johnny Dixon replace Mike Pinner, Roy Pritchard, Dennis Jackson, Trevor Birch, Tommy Southren, Roy Chapman and Derek Pace.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa have the rare luxury of a 5 day gap between games but have now played 7 games in 17 days with another two scheduled over the next 3 days.
Despite the demands that places on the squad, Villa bounce back from their Turf Moor defeat to beat Newcastle as the team returns to full strength.
Villa make it thirteen wins, fifteen draws and eleven defeats in thirty nine Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
Starting XI

Won
2-1
๐ฉ 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
Scorer(s) | Jackie Sewell | 70' | Peter McParland | 72' |
Assist(s) | Les Smith | 72' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 17' Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Mitchell
๐ | HT Newcastle United 1-0 Aston Villa
โฝ | 70' Goal, 1-1, Jackie Sewell
โฝ | 72' Goal, 2-1, Peter McParland, Assist by Les Smith
๐ | FT Newcastle United 1-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #180 |
Saturday, 20 April 1957
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: J. Cook | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Pontefract, 1956-1959
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: J. Cook | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Pontefract, 1956-1959
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
What they Said
Division One
Newcastle United
14-8-9, 36 PTS
St James' Park
Attendance: 28,453
Simpson, McMichael, Keith, Franks, Stokoe, Casey, Curry, White, Hannah, Mitchell (g), Milburn.
ManagerL Stan Seymour.
Stan Seymour | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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: ๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1954-55
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1956-57
Playing Squad




























