Game #2445
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Saturday, 24 August 1957
Lost
19th
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Birmingham City
1-0-0, 2 PTS
St Andrew's
Attendance: 50,780
🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Birmingham City
3-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Les Smith | 24' |
🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 August 1957
🥅 | 9' Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Noel Kinsey
⚽ | 24' Goal, 1-1, Peter McParland, Assist by Les Smith
🥅 | 40' Goal, 1-2, (Birmingham City), Peter Murphy
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 2-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 71' Goal, 1-3, (Birmingham City), Eddy Brown
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 3-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 August 1957
Birmingham beat Villa in a top flight match at St Andrews' for the first time in 20 years as the season opens with a shock reverse.
Eric Houghton's Villa open the season with a disappointing defeat at neighbours Birmingham.
🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #185 |
Saturday, 24 August 1957
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🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Jack Clough | 🏴 | Bolton, -1959
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Clough | 🏴 | Bolton, -1959
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
REFEREE PROFILE
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.90 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 33.73 |
Youngest Player |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 | 21.99 |
🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Arthur Turner | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Johnny Schofield | 🏴 |
LB Ken Green | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Smith | 🏴 |
RB Jeff Hall | 🏴 |
M Dick Neal Jr. | 🏴 |
M Johnny Watts | 🏴 |
W Alex Govan | 🏴 |
W Gordon Astall | 🏴 |
IF Peter Murphy | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Noel Kinsey | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Eddy Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS
Birmingham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's