Game #2432
Aston Villa
Thursday, 28 March 1957
Won
Semi Final
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
FA Cup
West Bromwich Albion
St Andrew's
Attendance: 58,067
🟩 28 Mar 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'
Aston Villa
1-0
West Brom
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 38' |
🟩 28 Mar 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
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
🟩 28 Mar 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.
However it comes at a cost with Peter McParland, Jimmy Dugdale and Stan Lynn are all injured ahead of a League game against Preston on Saturday.
🟩 28 Mar 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'
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
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1953-54
🟩 28 Mar 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 Mar 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴 | Billingham, 1956-1971
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 28 Mar 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴 | Billingham, 1956-1971
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
🟩 28 Mar 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
🟩 28 Mar 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
RB 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
Vic Buckingham | 🏴 |
West Bromwich Albion
Sanders, Howe, Millard, Dudley, Kennedy, Barlow, Griffin, Whitehouse, Allen, Kevan, Horobin.
Manager: Vic Buckingham.
🟩 28 Mar 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 28 Mar 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 Mar 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 28 Mar 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 28 Mar 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 28 Mar 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 28 Mar 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 Mar 1957, Villa 1-0 Albion, St Andrews'
MATCH REPORTS
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