Manchester United 1 v 2 Aston Villa, FA Cup, Final, 4th May 1957, Season 1956-1957, Venue: Wembley
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Starting 11 & match stats of Manchester United football club first team FA Cup match v opponent Aston Villa football club, played on Saturday 4th May 1957 at Wembley stadium during the 1956-1957 season.
Scoreboard
Manchester United 1
Tommy Taylor 83'
Aston Villa 2
Peter McParland 68', 73'
First MATCH (72) Last
Misc match information
United keeper Ray Wood is injured for United after 6’ after Villa's Peter McParland fractures the cheekbone of the Reds keeper with a very late challenge. Wood shortly afterwards returns in a white shirt & plays outside-right. Wood is seen holding a vessel with smelling salts, the commentator remarks Wood has a foul smelling solution. Jackie Blanchflower keeps goal in the absence of Wood.
Red Card logo
Portrait Player Name RED CARD
Clean Sheets
Portrait Player Name Clean Sheets
Wood, Ray Clean Sheets gloves
The Managers
Busby, Matt Houghton, Eric
Busby, Matt Houghton, Eric
Match details

Saturday 4th May 1957
FA Cup
1956-1957
Final
FA Cup Trophy
Venue: Wembley (N)
Attendance: 99225
Head to head record
Match 72 of 199 vs Aston Villa
Aston Villa


Aston Villa
P W D L F A Diff Win%
98 67 18 13 209 86 +123 0.68
98 38 24 36 153 164 -11 0.39
3 1 0 2 4 6 -2 0.33
199 106 42 51 366 256 +110 0.53
Match shirt
Image used with kind permission from https://www.unitedkits.com/
Manchester United shirt worn for game v Aston Villa played on Saturday 4th May 1957 at Wembley stadium during the 1956-1957 season.
EVERY GAME VS Aston Villa
Manchester United Starting 11
Manchester United shirt number Manchester United portraits Manchester United player name Manchester United red cards Manchester United National flag Manchester United substitutes Goal Goal time
Manchester United squad number 1 Manchester United player portrait of Wood, Ray Wood, Ray
Manchester United squad number 2 Manchester United player portrait of Foulkes, William Foulkes, William
Manchester United squad number 3 Manchester United player portrait of Byrne, Roger Byrne, Roger
Manchester United squad number 4 Manchester United player portrait of Colman, Eddie Colman, Eddie
Manchester United squad number 5 Manchester United player portrait of Blanchflower, Jackie Blanchflower, Jackie
Manchester United squad number 6 Manchester United player portrait of Edwards, Duncan Edwards, Duncan
Manchester United squad number 7 Manchester United player portrait of Berry, Johnny Berry, Johnny
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Whelan, William Whelan, William
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of Taylor, Tommy Taylor, Tommy 83'
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of Charlton, Bobby Charlton, Bobby
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Pegg, David Pegg, David
Newspaper Match Report
 

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