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Game #2468

Aston Villa

6-4-13, 16 PTS

Saturday, 21 December 1957

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Lost

20th (-2)

Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥

Division One

Birmingham City

7-7-9, 21 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 41,118

🟥 21 Dec 1957, Villa 0-2 Birmingham, Villa Park

Aston Villa

0-2

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Birmingham City

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Assist(s) | None

🟥 21 Dec 1957, Villa 0-2 Birmingham, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 21 December 1957

🟢 | 1' Debut, Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
🥅 | 58' Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Eddy Brown
💥 | Missed penalty, Stan Lynn
🥅 | 74' Goal, 0-2, (Birmingham City), Noel Kinsey
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Birmingham City

Match Statistics

Not recorded

🟥 21 Dec 1957, Villa 0-2 Birmingham, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 21 December 1957

Eric Houghton's Villa lose successive games as they are beaten by neighbours Birmingham for the second time this season to make it six wins, four draws and thirteen defeats in twenty three division one games. Meanwhile, Gerry Hitchens made his Villa debut aged 23 after moving from Cardiff City earlier this month.

🟥 21 Dec 1957, Villa 0-2 Birmingham, Villa Park

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

🟢 F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥

🟥 21 Dec 1957, Villa 0-2 Birmingham, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #208 |
Saturday, 21 December 1957

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🟥 21 Dec 1957, Villa 0-2 Birmingham, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: W. Hickson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Wigan, -1958
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
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Fixture

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 208 | 🟩 | 73 🟨 57 🟥 78 | 1.33

Villa Career Form:

Mid Table

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

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Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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MATCH OFFICIALS

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Referee: W. Hickson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Wigan, -1958
Matches Officiated:
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None

🟥 21 Dec 1957, Villa 0-2 Birmingham, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Johnny Dixon and Gerry Hitchens (debut) replace Wally Hazelden and Derek Pace.

Starting XI Average Age
| 27.38 |

Oldest Player |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 34.05 |

Youngest Player |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 22.32 |

Referee
Manager

🟥 21 Dec 1957, Villa 0-2 Birmingham, Villa Park

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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Aston Villa

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Gerry Hitchens | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |

MANAGER

Arthur Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Birmingham City

GK Gil Merrick | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Brian Farmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Jeff Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Trevor Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dick Neal Jr. | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Harry Hooper | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Gordon Astall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IF Peter Murphy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Bunny Larkin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Noel Kinsey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Eddy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Line Ups

🟥 21 Dec 1957, Villa 0-2 Birmingham, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Substitutes

🟥 21 Dec 1957, Villa 0-2 Birmingham, 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

🟥 21 Dec 1957, Villa 0-2 Birmingham, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS

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

SQUAD STATS

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

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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Injury | 3 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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

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