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Game #2406

Aston Villa

5-4-4, 14 PTS

Saturday, 27 October 1956

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Won

13th

Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩

Division One

Birmingham City

7-3-4, 17 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 54,927

🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

Aston Villa

3-1

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Birmingham City

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Assist(s) | Les Smith | 2' | Pat Saward | 25' | Johnny Dixon | 44' |

🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 27 October 1956

⚽ | 2' Goal, 1-0, Stan Lynn, Assist by Les Smith
❗ | Chance! Johnny Dixon sidefoots over with the goal gaping
⚽ | 25' Goal, 2-0, Ken O Roberts, Assist by Pat Saward
🚑 | 30' Player injured on field of play, Bill Baxter
⚽ | 44' Goal, 3-0, Jackie Sewell, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Birmingham City
🥅 | 83' Goal, 3-1, (Birmingham City), Astall
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Birmingham City

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

🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 27 October 1956

  • Villa play for the first time in a fortnight as Stan Lynn scores his first of the season as Villa dispatch neighbours Birmingham with such ease that it's described not as a "win" but a "walloping"

  • Villa, three goals to the good at half time, are in inspired form, not least Ken O Roberts who scores one and is instrumental in another whilst Johnny Dixon gets his 4th assist of the season.

  • That Villa did it with effectively 10 men following the injury that incapacitated Bill Baxter after 30' was all the more impressive.

  • Villa record back to back wins for the first time this season to make it five wins, four draws and four defeats in thirteen games this season under Eric Houghton.

🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

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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

Birmingham City

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY

Birmingham City

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Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #146 |
Saturday, 27 October 1956

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🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Frank Cowen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Oldham, -1965
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩

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MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Frank Cowen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Oldham, -1965

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS

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None

CARDS

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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Bill Baxter returns in place of Stan Crowther.

Not recorded

Referee

🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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Aston Villa

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

MANAGER

Arthur Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Birmingham City

Merrick, Badham, Hall, Warhurst, Watts, Orritt, Murphy, Smith, Brown, Govan, Astall (g).

Manager: Arthur Turner.

Line Ups

🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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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

Squad Bios

🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

UNAVAILABLE

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Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

Unavailable

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO

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