Game #2441
Aston Villa
Monday, 22 April 1957
Won
WWLWW
Division One
Attendance: 34,063
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-0
Wolves
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Les Smith, scored a brace as Villa hammer Wolves at Villa Park, Monday, 22 April 1957.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 22 April 1957
ON THIS DAY
Villa make it successive wins as Wolves are hammered at Villa Park to make it fourteen wins, fifteen draws and eleven defeats in forty Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1953-54
FIXTURE HISTORY
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Previous 5 vs. Wolves: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #181 |
Monday, 22 April 1957
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 4-0 |
Last 5 Games | WWLWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 181 | 🟩 | 66 🟨 53 🟥 62 | 1.39
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
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
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Williams, Jones, Showell, Wright, Slater, Flowers, Broadbent (ex), Murray, Deeley, Wilshaw, Mullen.
Manager: Stan Cullis.
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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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