Game #2445
Saturday, 24 August 1957
Attendance: 50,780
Lost
Division One
19th
Birmingham City
WLLWL
St Andrew's
Birmingham City
3-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa open the season with a disappointing defeat at neighbours Birmingham.
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham City: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #185 |
Saturday, 24 August 1957
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-3 |
Last 5 Games | WLLWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Birmingham City
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.90 |
Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 33.73 |
Youngest Player |
M Stan Crowther | 21.99 |
MANAGER
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 Peter McParland |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Billy Myerscough |
F Jackie Sewell |
Birmingham City
Schofield, Green, Hall, Neal, Watts, Murphy (g), Smith, Brown (g), Govan, Kinsey (g), Astall. Manager: Arthur Turner
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES