Game #2429
Aston Villa
9-12-9, 30 PTS
Wednesday, 13 March 1957
Won
13th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division One
Cardiff City
9-6-16, 24 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 12,567
🟩 13 Mar 1957, Villa 4-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-1
Cardiff City
Assist(s) | Trevor Birch | 1' | Pat Saward | 5' | Les Smith | 61' |
🟩 13 Mar 1957, Villa 4-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 13 March 1957
⚽ | 1’ Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Trevor Birch (40 Seconds)
⚽ | 5’ Goal, 2-0, Jackie Sewell, Assist by Pat Saward
🥅 | 9' Goal, 2-1, (Cardiff City), Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Cardiff City
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 3-1, Jackie Sewell, Assist by Les Smith
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 4-1, Stan Lynn, pen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Cardiff 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
🟩 13 Mar 1957, Villa 4-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 13 March 1957
One nil up in 40 seconds through Peter McParland, Villa never look back to make it ten unbeaten games.
Villa win in the League for the first time in eleven and make it nine wins, twelve draws and nine defeats in thirty Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
🟩 13 Mar 1957, Villa 4-1 Cardiff, 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
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27
🟩 13 Mar 1957, Villa 4-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #169 |
Wednesday, 13 March 1957
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🟩 13 Mar 1957, Villa 4-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 13 Mar 1957, Villa 4-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
REFEREE PROFILE
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
🟩 13 Mar 1957, Villa 4-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Trevor Birch replaces Stan Crowther.
Not recorded
🟩 13 Mar 1957, Villa 4-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Trevor Morris | 🏴 |
Cardiff City
Vearncombe, Sullivan, Stitfall, Malloy, Harrington, Frowen, Baker, McSeveney, Jones, Hitchens (ex) (g), Dixon.
Manager: Trevor Morris.
🟩 13 Mar 1957, Villa 4-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 13 Mar 1957, Villa 4-1 Cardiff, 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
🟩 13 Mar 1957, Villa 4-1 Cardiff, 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 🇺
🟩 13 Mar 1957, Villa 4-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 13 Mar 1957, Villa 4-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 13 Mar 1957, Villa 4-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 13 Mar 1957, Villa 4-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 13 Mar 1957, Villa 4-1 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 13 Mar 1957, Villa 4-1 Cardiff, Villa Park