1957 FA Cup Final
4th May 1957 - Wembley Stadium London
Aston Villa vs Manchester United
2 - 1
McParland 68,72 Taylor 83
The 1957 FA Cup Final; Ason Villa vs Manchester United played on 4 May 1957 in front of 99,225 at Wembley Stadium.
Both teams wore their Away kits for the day
Villa won 2–1, with both of their goals scored by Peter McParland. Tommy Taylor got
Uniteds goal.
The final was marred by a collision after only six 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 seven minutes of the game.
| Aston Villa | Manchester United | |||||
| GK | 1 | Nigel Sims | Ray Wood | 1 | GK | |
| RB | 2 | Stan Lynn | Bill Foulkes | 2 | RB | |
| LB | 3 | Peter Aldis | Roger Byrne (c) | 3 | LB | |
| RH | 4 | Stan Crowther | Eddie Colman | 4 | RH | |
| CH | 5 | Jimmy Dugdale | Jackie Blanchflower | 5 | CH | |
| LH | 6 | Pat Saward | Duncan Edwards | 6 | LH | |
| OR | 7 | Les Smith | Johnny Berry | 7 | OR | |
| IR | 8 | Jackie Sewell | Liam Whelan | 8 | IR | |
| CF | 9 | Bill Myerscough | Tommy Taylor | 9 | CF | |
| IL | 10 | Johnny Dixon (c) | Bobby Charlton | 10 | IL | |
| OL | 11 | Peter McParland | David Pegg | 11 | OL | |
| Manager: Eric Houghton | Manager: Matt Busby | |||||
McParland: The Northern Irish forward lies on the floor after a collision with Manchester United goalkeeper Ray Wood during the 1957 FA Cup final