Game #2406
Aston Villa
5-4-4, 14 PTS
Saturday, 27 October 1956
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
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | Les Smith | 2' | Pat Saward | 25' | Johnny Dixon | 44' |
🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
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
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
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
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
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
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Frank Cowen | 🏴 | Oldham, 1951-1965
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Frank Cowen | 🏴 | Oldham, 1951-1965
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
🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Bill Baxter returns in place of Stan Crowther.
Not recorded
🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
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 | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
Merrick, Badham, Hall, Warhurst, Watts, Orritt, Murphy, Smith, Brown, Govan, Astall (g).
Manager: Arthur Turner.
🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
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
🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park