Game #2430
Aston Villa
9-13-9, 31 PTS
Saturday, 16 March 1957


Drew
13th
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
Division One
Arsenal
17-6-11, 40 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,893
🟨 16 Mar 1957, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-0

Arsenal

Assist(s) | None
🟨 16 Mar 1957, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 March 1957
🚑 | 44' Player retires from field of play with injury, Trevor Birch
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal
🚑 | 46' Player returns to field of play with injury, Trevor Birch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal
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
🟨 16 Mar 1957, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 March 1957
Villa record their 6th 0-0 draw of the season
Villa make it eleven games unbeaten with nine wins, thirteen draws and nine defeats in thirty one Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
🟨 16 Mar 1957, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, 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
Arsenal


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1952–53
🟨 16 Mar 1957, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #170 |
Saturday, 16 March 1957
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🟨 16 Mar 1957, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Jack Swain | 🏴 | Cleethorpes, 1956-1958
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 16 Mar 1957, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Swain | 🏴 | Cleethorpes, 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
🟨 16 Mar 1957, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
🟨 16 Mar 1957, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, 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
Jack Crayston | 🏴 |

Arsenal
Kelsey, Wills, Dodgin, Evans, Bowen, Bloomfield, Nutt, Holton, Tapscott, Herd, Clapton.
Manager: Jack Crayston.
🟨 16 Mar 1957, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period

🟨 16 Mar 1957, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, 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
🟨 16 Mar 1957, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
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UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 16 Mar 1957, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟨 16 Mar 1957, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 16 Mar 1957, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 16 Mar 1957, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS









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