Game #2400
Aston Villa
3-3-1, 9 PTS
Saturday, 8 September 1956


Won
5th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division One
Everton
0-1-6, 1 PTS
Goodison Park
Attendance: 43,762
🟩 8 Sep 1956, Villa 4-0 Everton, Goodison
Everton
0-4

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Jackie Sewell | 70' | 86' |
🟩 8 Sep 1956, Villa 4-0 Everton, Goodison


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 September 1956
🕒 | HT Everton 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 49' Goal, 0-1, Jackie Sewell
🆘 | 60' Villa are denied a goal after Jackie Sewell is incorrectly deemed offside by referee Sherlock
⚽ | 70' Goal, 0-2, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Jackie Sewell
⚽ | 71' Goal, 0-3, Jackie Sewell
⚽ | 86' Goal, 0-4, Les Smith, Assist by Jackie Sewell
🕒 | FT Everton 0-4 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
🟩 8 Sep 1956, Villa 4-0 Everton, Goodison

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 September 1956
Villa's excellent first half defensive performance is followed by a second 45' that blitzes the hosts as Jackie Sewell puts on a superlative display, scoring two and creating two.
Villa make it five unbeaten as Everton are ripped apart at Goodison Park.
🟩 8 Sep 1956, Villa 4-0 Everton, Goodison

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Everton


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1938-39
🟩 8 Sep 1956, Villa 4-0 Everton, Goodison
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #140 |
Saturday, 8 September 1956
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🟩 8 Sep 1956, Villa 4-0 Everton, Goodison
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Jack Sherlock | 🏴 | Sheffield
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 8 Sep 1956, Villa 4-0 Everton, Goodison

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Sherlock | 🏴 | Sheffield
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 8 Sep 1956, Villa 4-0 Everton, Goodison

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the seventh successive game.
Not recorded
🟩 8 Sep 1956, Villa 4-0 Everton, Goodison
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Ray Hogg | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ian Buchan | 🏴 |

Everton
O’Neill, Sutherland, Tansey, Rea, Lello, Jones, Farrell, Glazzard, McNamara, Harris, Eglington.
Manager: Ian Buchan.
🟩 8 Sep 1956, Villa 4-0 Everton, Goodison
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 8 Sep 1956, Villa 4-0 Everton, Goodison
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
🟩 8 Sep 1956, Villa 4-0 Everton, Goodison

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
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UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 8 Sep 1956, Villa 4-0 Everton, Goodison
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 8 Sep 1956, Villa 4-0 Everton, Goodison
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 8 Sep 1956, Villa 4-0 Everton, Goodison
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 8 Sep 1956, Villa 4-0 Everton, Goodison


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 8 Sep 1956, Villa 4-0 Everton, Goodison


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