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Game #2445

Aston Villa

0-0-1, 0 PTS

Saturday, 24 August 1957

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Lost

19th

Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥

Division One

Birmingham City

1-0-0, 2 PTS

St Andrew's

Attendance: 50,780

🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's

Birmingham City

3-1

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | Les Smith | 24' |

🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 24 August 1957

🥅 | 9' Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Noel Kinsey
⚽ | 24' Goal, 1-1, Peter McParland, Assist by Les Smith
🥅 | 40' Goal, 1-2, (Birmingham City), Peter Murphy
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 2-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 71' Goal, 1-3, (Birmingham City), Eddy Brown
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 3-1 Aston Villa

Match Statistics

Not recorded

🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 24 August 1957

Eric Houghton's Villa open the season with a disappointing defeat at neighbours Birmingham.

🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

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Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57

Birmingham City

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

Aston Villa

Birmingham City

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FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa v

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Birmingham City

Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩

🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #185 |
Saturday, 24 August 1957

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🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Jack Clough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bolton, -1959
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥

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On This Day
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MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 185 | 🟩 | 67 🟨 53 🟥 65 | 1.37

Villa Career Form:

Mid Table

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

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Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's

MATCH OFFICIALS

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Referee: Jack Clough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bolton, -1959
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

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CARDS

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None

None

🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Starting XI Average Age
| 27.90 |

Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 33.73 |

Youngest Player |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 21.99 |

Referee
Manager

🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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Aston Villa

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

MANAGER

Arthur Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Birmingham City

GK Johnny Schofield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Ken Green | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Trevor Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Jeff Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dick Neal Jr. | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Johnny Watts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Alex Govan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Gordon Astall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IF Peter Murphy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Noel Kinsey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Eddy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Line Ups

🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Substitutes

🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's

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

🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's

SQUAD STATS

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Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 10/11

SQUAD STATS

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Birmingham XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 11/11

🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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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

🟥 24 Aug 1957, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's

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