Game #2406
Aston Villa
Saturday, 27 October 1956
Won
LDLWW
Division One
Birmingham City
Villa Park
Attendance: 54,927
🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 October 1956
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 October 1956
🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
🟩 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 |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-1 |
Last 5 Games | LDLWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 146 | 🟩 | 52 🟨 39 🟥 55 | 1.34
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 27 Oct 1956, Villa 3-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
🟩 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 Roberts |
CF 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
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 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
Not recorded
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