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Game #2436

Aston Villa

10-15-10, 35 PTS

Monday, 8 April 1957

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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

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Sunderland

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Assist(s) | Les Smith | 11' | Jackie Sewell | 57' |

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37

FIXTURE HISTORY

Sunderland

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Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

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

FIXTURE DETAILS

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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

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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

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

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Unknown

REFEREE PROFILE

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS

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None

CARDS

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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

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Les Smith and Johnny Dixon replace Tommy Southren and Peter McParland.

Not recorded

Referee

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

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Sunderland

Bollands, Anderson, Hedley, McDonald, Daniel, Clark, Hannigan (g), Grainger, Elliott, Fleming (g), Revie.

Manager: Bill Murray.

Line Ups

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

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

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

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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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

Squad Bios

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

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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

UNAVAILABLE

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Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

International Duty | 1 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

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

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

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

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

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

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MATCH VIDEO

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