Game #2432
Aston Villa
Thursday, 28 March 1957
Won
Semi Final
DWDDW
FA Cup
West Bromwich Albion
St Andrew's
Attendance: 58,067
🟩 28 March 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'.
Aston Villa
1-0
West Brom
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 38' |
🟩 28 March 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'.
MATCH TIMELINE
Thursday, 28 March 1957
38’ Goal, 1-0, Billy Myerscough, Assist by Peter McParland
HT Aston Villa 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
FT Aston Villa 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 28 March 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'.
ON THIS DAY
Thursday, 28 March 1957
Villa make it thirteen games unbeaten as they beat Albion to reach their first Cup final in 33 years.
🟩 28 March 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1953-54
🟩 28 March 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #39 |
Manager Game | #172 |
Thursday, 28 March 1957
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🟩 28 March 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | DWDDW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 172 | 🟩 | 61 🟨 51 🟥 60 | 1.36
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 28 March 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'.
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
🟩 28 March 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
🟩 28 March 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'.
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 |
F Jackie Sewell |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Billy Myerscough |
CF Peter McParland |
MANAGER
Vic Buckingham | 🏴 |
West Bromwich Albion
Sanders, Howe, Millard, Dudley, Kennedy, Barlow, Griffin, Whitehouse, Allen, Kevan, Horobin.
Manager: Vic Buckingham.
🟩 28 March 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 28 March 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'.
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
🟩 28 March 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'.
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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 28 March 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'.
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 28 March 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 28 March 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 28 March 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 March 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'.
MATCH REPORTS
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