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Game #2440

Aston Villa

13-15-11, 41 PTS

Saturday, 20 April 1957

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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

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Aston Villa

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🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'

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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'

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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'

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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

Newcastle United

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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1954-55

FIXTURE HISTORY

Newcastle United

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Previous 5 vs. Newcastle: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

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

🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'

FIXTURE DETAILS

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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

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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: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

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

🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: J. Cook | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Pontefract, 1956-1959

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

🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'

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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

Referee

🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Newcastle United

Simpson, McMichael, Keith, Franks, Stokoe, Casey, Curry, White, Hannah, Mitchell (g), Milburn.

ManagerL Stan Seymour.

Line Ups

🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'

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

🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'

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 | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

Unavailable

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 20 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'

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MATCH VIDEO

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