Game #2436
Aston Villa
10-15-10, 35 PTS
Monday, 8 April 1957


Drew
11th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨
Division One
Sunderland
10-8-19, 28 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 8,930
🟨 8 Apr 1957, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-2

Sunderland

Assist(s) | Les Smith | 11' | Jackie Sewell | 57' |
🟨 8 Apr 1957, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 8 April 1957
⚽ | 11' Goal, 1-0, Derek Pace, Assist by Les Smith
🥅 | Goal, 1-1, (Sunderland), Fleming
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Sunderland
⚽ | 57' Goal, 2-1, Billy Myerscough, Assist by Jackie Sewell
🥅 | 75' Goal, 2-2, (Sunderland), Hannigan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Sunderland
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
🟨 8 Apr 1957, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Monday, 8 April 1957
Villa face Sunderland just 48 hours after their visit to Stamford Bridge and record a second successive draw to make it one defeat in their last seventeen games.
Villa take the lead twice but are pegged back each time by relegation threatened Sunderland.
Villa make it ten wins, fifteen draws and ten defeats in thirty five Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
🟨 8 Apr 1957, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, 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
Sunderland


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37
🟨 8 Apr 1957, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #176 |
Monday, 8 April 1957
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🟨 8 Apr 1957, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 8 Apr 1957, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, 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
🟨 8 Apr 1957, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Les Smith and Johnny Dixon replace Tommy Southren and Peter McParland.
Not recorded
🟨 8 Apr 1957, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park
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 | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Bill Murray | 🏴 |

Sunderland
Bollands, Anderson, Hedley, McDonald, Daniel, Clark, Hannigan (g), Grainger, Elliott, Fleming (g), Revie.
Manager: Bill Murray.
🟨 8 Apr 1957, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟨 8 Apr 1957, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, 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
🟨 8 Apr 1957, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, 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 🇺
🟨 8 Apr 1957, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟨 8 Apr 1957, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 8 Apr 1957, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
International Duty | 1 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 8 Apr 1957, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 8 Apr 1957, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS









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🟨 8 Apr 1957, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park

