1957 FA Cup Final

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The 1957 FA Cup Final was a football match played on 4 May 1957 at Wembley. The match was contested by Aston Villa and Manchester United. Villa won 2-1, with both of their goals scored by Peter McParland. Tommy Taylor got United's goal.

The final was marred by a collision after only 6 minutes between Villa forward Peter McParland and United goalkeeper Ray Wood, which left Wood unconscious with a broken cheekbone. Wood left the pitch and Jackie Blanchflower took over in goal for United. Wood eventually rejoined the game in an outfield position as a virtual passenger before returning to goal for the last 7 minutes of the game.

Villa's victory gave them the record for the greatest number of FA Cups won, which at the time was seven. Unfortunately, Villa have not been able to add to that total since, which has been passed by several clubs — including Manchester United themselves, who now hold the record with eleven wins.

In December 2007, BBC Four screened a documentary, A Game of Two Eras, which compared the 1957 final with its 2007 counterpart. ^[1]

[edit] Match details

1957-05-04	Aston Villa	2 – 1	Manchester United	Wembley, London Attendance: 100,000 Referee: F. Coultas
	McParland 68' 73'		Taylor 83'	Wembley, London Attendance: 100,000 Referee: F. Coultas


ASTON VILLA:
GK	1	Nigel Sims
RB	2	Stan Lynn
LB	3	Peter Aldis
RH	4	Stan Crowther
CH	5	Jimmy Dugdale
LH	6	Pat Saward
OR	7	Les Smith
IR	8	Jackie Sewell
CF	9	Bill Myerscough
IL	10	Johnny Dixon
OL	11	Peter McParland
Manager:
Eric Houghton


MANCHESTER UNITED:
GK	1	Ray Wood
RB	2	Bill Foulkes
LB	3	Roger Byrne (c)
RH	4	Eddie Colman
CH	5	Jackie Blanchflower
LH	6	Duncan Edwards
OR	7	Johnny Berry
IR	8	Liam Whelan
CF	9	Tommy Taylor
IL	10	Bobby Charlton
OL	11	David Pegg
Manager:
Matt Busby