Game #2442
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 23 April 1957
Lost
WLWWL
Division One
Attendance: 35,585
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Molineux
Wolves
3-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 23 April 1957
ON THIS DAY
Villa lose heavily at Molineux to make it fourteen wins, fifteen draws and twelve defeats in forty one Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Mike Pinner made his last appearance for Villa before moving on to Sheffield Wednesday in December 1957. Pinner played for Villa between 1954-55 and 1956-57 making 4 appearances.
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 | #49 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #182 |
Tuesday, 23 April 1957
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-3 |
Last 5 Games | WLWWL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 182 | 🟩 | 66 🟨 53 🟥 63 | 1.38
Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
TEAM NEWS
Mike Pinner, Trevor Birch, Tommy Southren, Roy Chapman and Derek Pace replace Nigel Sims, Jimmy Dugdale, Les Smith, Billy Myerscough and Johnny Dixon.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mike Pinner |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
M Trevor Birch |
M Stan Crowther |
M Pat Saward |
W Tommy Southren |
F Roy Chapman |
CF Derek Pace |
F Jackie Sewell |
CF Peter McParland |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Finlayson, Jones, Showell, Wright, Slater, Clamp, Broadbent (ex) (g) (g), Murray, Wilshaw (g), Mullen, Hooper.
Manager: Stan Cullis.
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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