Game #2440
Aston Villa
13-15-11, 41 PTS
Saturday, 20 April 1957
Won
10th
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Newcastle United
14-8-9, 36 PTS
St James' Park
Attendance: 28,453
🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
Newcastle United
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Les Smith | 72' |
🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 April 1957
🥅 | 17' Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Mitchell
🕒 | HT Newcastle United 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 70' Goal, 1-1, Jackie Sewell
⚽ | 72' Goal, 2-1, Peter McParland, Assist by Les Smith
🕒 | FT Newcastle United 1-2 Aston Villa
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
🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 April 1957
Villa have the rare luxury of a 5 day gap between games but have now played 7 games in 17 days with another two scheduled over the next 3 days.
Despite the demands that places on the squad, Villa bounce back from their Turf Moor defeat to beat Newcastle as the team returns to full strength.
Villa make it thirteen wins, fifteen draws and eleven defeats in thirty nine Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
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
Newcastle United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1954-55
🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #180 |
Saturday, 20 April 1957
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🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: J. Cook | 🏴 | Pontefract, 1956-1959
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: J. Cook | 🏴 | Pontefract, 1956-1959
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
🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Sims, Peter Aldis, Stan Lynn, Stan Crowther, Les Smith, Billy Myerscough and Johnny Dixon replace Mike Pinner, Roy Pritchard, Dennis Jackson, Trevor Birch, Tommy Southren, Roy Chapman and Derek Pace.
Not recorded
🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Stan Seymour | 🏴 |
Newcastle United
Simpson, McMichael, Keith, Franks, Stokoe, Casey, Curry, White, Hannah, Mitchell (g), Milburn.
ManagerL Stan Seymour.
🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
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
🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'