Game #2428
Aston Villa
8-12-9, 28 PTS
Saturday, 9 March 1957
Drew
15th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
Division One
Manchester United
22-5-5, 49 PTS
Old Trafford
Attendance: 55,686
🟨 9 Mar 1957, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
Manchester United
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Les Smith | 68' |
🟨 9 Mar 1957, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 March 1957
🥅 | 14' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Charlton
🕒 | HT Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 68' Goal, 1-1, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Les Smith
🕒 | FT Manchester United 1-1 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
🟨 9 Mar 1957, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 9 March 1957
A shocking refereeing decision at Old Trafford, what a surprise, robs Villa of a deserved win in the FA Cup final rehearsal.
Villa go nine games unbeaten and make it eight wins, twelve draws and nine defeats in twenty nine Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
🟨 9 Mar 1957, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
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
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1955-56
🟨 9 Mar 1957, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #168 |
Saturday, 9 March 1957
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🟨 9 Mar 1957, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Thomas Blenkinsop | 🏴 | South Shields, 1956-1958
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 9 Mar 1957, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Thomas Blenkinsop | 🏴 | South Shields, 1956-1958
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
🟨 9 Mar 1957, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Myerscough replaces Derek Pace.
Not recorded
🟨 9 Mar 1957, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Matt Busby | 🏴 |
Manchester United
Wood, Foulkes, Byrne, Charlton (g), Goodwin, McGuinness, Whelan, Edwards, Blanchflower, Pegg, Berry,
Manager: Matt Busby.
🟨 9 Mar 1957, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟨 9 Mar 1957, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
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
🟨 9 Mar 1957, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 9 Mar 1957, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟨 9 Mar 1957, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 9 Mar 1957, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 9 Mar 1957, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 9 Mar 1957, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 9 Mar 1957, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford