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Game #2438

Aston Villa

12-15-10, 39 PTS

Saturday, 13 April 1957

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Won

10th

Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩

Division One

Sheffield Wednesday

13-6-19, 32 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 28,134

🟩 13 Apr 1957, Villa 5-0 Wednesday, Villa Park

Aston Villa

5-0

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Sheffield Wednesday

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🟩 13 Apr 1957, Villa 5-0 Wednesday, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 13 April 1957

🟢 | 1' Debut, Arthur Sabin
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Jackie Sewell
❗ | 30' Chance! Billy Myerscough cannot finish with only the 'keeper to beat
🚑 | Player retires from field of play with injury, Stan Lynn
⚽ | 44' Goal, 2-0, Billy Myerscough, Assist by Jackie Sewell
🚑 | 44' Player returns to field of play, Stan Lynn
❗ | 45' Chance! Johnny Dixon's header turned round post by 'keeper's finger tip save
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
⚽ | 56' Goal, 3-0, Les Smith, Assist by Jackie Sewell
⚽ | 79' Goal, 4-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Jackie Sewell
⚽ | 83' Goal, 5-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Jackie Sewell
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-0 Sheffield Wednesday

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

🟩 13 Apr 1957, Villa 5-0 Wednesday, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 13 April 1957
  • Despite playing their 4th game in seven days Villa record their biggest win of the season as Peter McParland scores a brace and Jackie Sewell scores one and creates four. 

  • Villa make it twelve wins, fifteen draws and ten defeats in thirty seven Division One games this season under Eric Houghton. 

  • Goalkeeper Arthur Sabin makes his Villa debut aged 18 after joining from Youth football in June 1955.

🟩 13 Apr 1957, Villa 5-0 Wednesday, Villa Park

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

🟢 GK Arthur Sabin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #457 | Youth team promotion

FINAL APPEARANCES

None

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Sheffield Wednesday

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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1934–35

FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield Wednesday
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Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥

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

Sheffield Wednesday

PREVIOUS MATCH
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Sheffield Wednesday

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

🟩 13 Apr 1957, Villa 5-0 Wednesday, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #178 |
Saturday, 13 April 1957

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MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Stanley Barker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bexley Heath
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-0
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

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Stanley Barker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bexley Heath, 1956-1957

REFEREE PROFILE

Referee: Stanley Barker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bexley Heath, 1956-1957
🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | 🆘 : 0
🕒 2 | 🟩 50% | 🟨 0% | 🟥 50% | 🆘 : 0%
Cards 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | 0.00 |
Penalty ⚽ 0 | 🥅 0 |
Last 5: 🟥 🟩

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

🟩 13 Apr 1957, Villa 5-0 Wednesday, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Arthur Sabin (debut), Stan Lynn, Pat Saward, Billy Myerscough, Jackie Sewell and Peter McParland replace Nigel Sims, Dennis Jackson, Trevor Birch, Tommy Southren, Derek Pace and Roy Chapman.

Not recorded

Referee

🟩 13 Apr 1957, Villa 5-0 Wednesday, Villa Park

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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Aston Villa

GK Arthur Sabin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les J Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🔥 | 🔥 | 🔥 |

MANAGER

Eric Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Sheffield Wednesday

Pllu, Swan, McEvoy, Curtis, Martin, McAnearney, Broadbent, Shiner, Wilkinson, Froggatt, Quixall.

Manager: Jack Marshall.

Line Ups

🟩 13 Apr 1957, Villa 5-0 Wednesday, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 13 Apr 1957, Villa 5-0 Wednesday, 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

🟩 13 Apr 1957, Villa 5-0 Wednesday, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 2 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS

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